Title:
MULTI-TREAD VEHICLES AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2017218143
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide multi-tread vehicles and methods of operating such vehicles to access small interior spaces.SOLUTION: A multi-tread vehicle 200 may include two or more tread sections such that each pair of adjacent tread sections 210a, 210b is interconnected by a connector section 280. Each pair may have articulations degrees, such as being pivotable with respect to each other around one or more axes 291a, 291b and/or being bendable with respect to each other around one or more axes. Each tread section may include two portions detachably coupled to each other. This detachable coupling 230a may be used for disassembly of the multi-tread vehicle after or even during its use, for example, when only a portion of the vehicle needs to be retrieved from an interior space.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2B
Inventors:
GREGG W PODNAR
Application Number:
JP2017049561A
Publication Date:
December 14, 2017
Filing Date:
March 15, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BOEING CO
International Classes:
B62D57/024; B25J5/00; B64F5/40
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yasuhiko Murayama
Tatsuhiko Abe
Kuroda Shinpei
Choi
Tatsuhiko Abe
Kuroda Shinpei
Choi