公开(公告)号：WO2008065407A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-05

申请号：PCT/GB2007/004581

申请日：2007-11-29

Applicant: ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART ,  RODRIGUES, Vincente, Osmar

Inventor： RODRIGUES, Vincente, Osmar

IPC: B60B9/26 ,  B60B19/04

CPC classification number: B60B9/26 ,  B60B19/04

Abstract: A variable diameter/width wheel for a vehicle is provided that has an axis of rotation and comprising: a rim, a hub configured for attachment to an axle or shaft, the hub comprising a first part (20) and a second part (22) that are both arranged on the said rotational axis, and arching members (7) having first and second ends and being connected at the first end to the first hub part and at the second end to the second hub part, so that the arching members extend outwardly in an arc between the first and second hub members and form or support the wheel rim, The first and second hub parts (20, 22) can be moved towards or away from each other to change the shape of the arc of the arching members (7) and the two hub parts are lockable in a fixed position relative to each other to maintain a given arc shape. Moving the hub parts (20, 22) towards each other makes the arc shape of the arching members taller and thinner, thereby increasing the diameter of the wheel and decreasing its width while moving the hub parts (20, 22) away from each other makes the arc shape shorter and wider, thereby decreasing the diameter of the wheel and increasing its width.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于车辆的可变直径/宽度轮，其具有旋转轴线，并且包括：轮缘，被配置为附接到轴或轴的毂，所述轮毂包括第一部分（20）和第二部分（22） 它们都布置在所述旋转轴线上，并且拱形构件（7）具有第一和第二端并且在第一端处连接到第一毂部分，并且在第二端处连接到第二轮毂部分，使得拱形构件延伸 向外在第一和第二轮毂​​构件之间的弧形中并形成或支撑轮缘。第一和第二轮毂​​部分（20,22）可以彼此移动或移开，以改变拱形构件的弧形 （7），并且两个毂部可相对于彼此锁定在固定位置以保持给定的弧形。 将轮毂部件（20,22）彼此朝向彼此移动使得拱形构件的弧形更高和更薄，从而在使轮毂部件（20,22）彼此远离移动的同时增加车轮的直径并减小其宽度， 弧形更短更宽，从而减小车轮的直径并增加其宽度。