SUBMERSIBLE GROUND RUNNING VEHICLE - KOYO ENGINEERING CO LTD

Title:

SUBMERSIBLE GROUND RUNNING VEHICLE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/1996/017735

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A pair of running rails (46) each having upper and lower sides are laid from the ground (44) into the water (45). Main tires (12) which are positioned between the upper and lower sides of the running rail (46) and are brought into contact with the lower side of the running rail (46) when it runs on the ground, are rotatably disposed on sides of a main body of a running vehicle (1), and auxiliary tires (13), which are brought into contact with the upper side of the running rail (46) by virtue of the buoyancy of the running vehicle main body (1) when it runs in the water, are disposed such that they are brought into contact with the main tires (12). The running vehicle main body (1) can continuously run from the ground into the water by moving the running vehicle main body (1) along the running rails (46) by driving and rotating the main tires (12).

Inventors:

FUTAMI HIROSHI (JP)
FUTAMI KENJIRO (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP1995/002503

Publication Date:

June 13, 1996

Filing Date:

December 07, 1995

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

KOYO ENGINEERING CO LTD (JP)
FUTAMI HIROSHI (JP)
FUTAMI KENJIRO (JP)

International Classes:

B63G8/00; B63G8/08; B63H15/00; B63H19/08; (IPC1-7): B60F3/00; B61B7/00; B61B12/04

Foreign References:

JPH04108010A	1992-04-09
JPS61146668A	1986-07-04
JPS62130996U	1987-08-18
JPS5774867U	1982-05-08

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