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Title:
VEHICLE USING BALL TRANSFER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH10203105
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To improve running stability in the advancing direction of a vehicle.

A wheelchair employs a ball transfer 1 instead of a front wheel and runs on a ground 9. The ball transfer 1 is relatively movable in a plane on the ground 9 and comprises a body 2, a large ball 5, a plurality of small balls 6, and a regulation member. The large ball 5 makes contact with the ground 9. The small ball 6 is moved along the outer peripheral surface of the large ball 5 as it is rotated according to rotation of the large ball 5, and the large ball 5 is supportable on the body 2. The diameter of the small ball 6 is smaller than that of the large ball 5. The regulation member regulates movement of a part of the small balls 6.


Inventors:
INOUE AKIRA
Application Number:
JP1054497A
Publication Date:
August 04, 1998
Filing Date:
January 23, 1997
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
EXEDY CORP
International Classes:
B60B19/14; A61G5/04; B62K5/00; (IPC1-7): B60B19/14; A61G5/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yukio Ono (1 person outside)