Title:
エネルギー返還ホイールシステムおよび方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4664672
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The present invention provides exemplary vehicle wheel assemblies for use with a wide range of wheeled vehicles and apparatus. In one embodiment, a wheel assembly (100) includes first and second rim portions (210, 212) having edges (220, 222). The wheel assembly includes a cartridge disposed in a trough portion between the rim edges. The cartridge includes a chamber portion (300) having a plurality of spaced protrusions (310), a resilient member (400) disposed over the plurality of spaced protrusions, an actuator (500) disposed over the resilient layer, and a traction layer (600) disposed over the actuator. The actuator is adapted to compress the resilient layer at least partially into the chamber portion when the wheel assembly is loaded with a weight. In this manner, the wheel assembly is capable of providing energy return to the wheel assembly during rotation thereof.
Inventors:
Russell, Brian A.
Application Number:
JP2004507094A
Publication Date:
April 06, 2011
Filing Date:
May 20, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Russell, Brian A.
International Classes:
B60B9/12; B60B9/10; B60B25/02; B60C7/00
Foreign References:
| US1447365 | ||||
| US1449920 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Ryosuke Fujimoto
Hirayama Tomoya
Hirayama Tomoya