Title:
EXPANDABLE MOBILE VEHICLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/008622
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The disclosed expandable mobile vehicle (1) is provided with: a vehicle body (2); a first wheel (3) disposed towards the front or rear of the vehicle body (2); a pair of rotating frames (5), one end (5a) of each being rotatably attached to the left or right side of the vehicle body (2), respectively; a second wheel (6) provided on the other end (5b) of each rotating frame (5); and a rotation-angle control device that controls the rotation angle of each rotating frame (5). The rotating frames (5) are formed such that the axis of rotation (α) of each rotating frame (5), when projected onto the horizontal plane, is angled towards the first wheel (3) with respect to a horizontal axis (β) perpendicular to the forwards/backwards direction of the vehicle body (2), and the other end (5b) of each rotating frame (5) does not lie on the corresponding axis of rotation (α).
Inventors:
HIROSE, Shigeo (2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-k, Tokyo 50, 〒1528550, JP)
廣瀬 茂男 (〒50 東京都目黒区大岡山２－１２－１国立大学法人東京工業大学内 Tokyo, 〒1528550, JP)
廣瀬 茂男 (〒50 東京都目黒区大岡山２－１２－１国立大学法人東京工業大学内 Tokyo, 〒1528550, JP)
Application Number:
JP2011/066778
Publication Date:
January 19, 2012
Filing Date:
July 15, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Tokyo Institute of Technology (2-12-1, Ookayama Meguro-k, Tokyo 50, 〒1528550, JP)
国立大学法人東京工業大学 (〒50 東京都目黒区大岡山２－１２－１ Tokyo, 〒1528550, JP)
HIROSE, Shigeo (2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-k, Tokyo 50, 〒1528550, JP)
国立大学法人東京工業大学 (〒50 東京都目黒区大岡山２－１２－１ Tokyo, 〒1528550, JP)
HIROSE, Shigeo (2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-k, Tokyo 50, 〒1528550, JP)
International Classes:
B62D61/06
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
AOKI, Atsushi et al. (SEIWA PATENT & LAW, Toranomon 37 Mori Bldg. 5-1, Toranomon 3-chome, Minato-k, Tokyo 23, 〒1058423, JP)
Claims: