公开(公告)号：WO2012010885A3

公开(公告)日：2013-09-26

申请号：PCT/GB2011051360

申请日：2011-07-19

Applicant: O'LEARY EAMONN

Inventor： O'LEARY EAMONN

IPC: A45C5/14 ,  B60B33/00 ,  B60B33/04

CPC classification number: B60B33/04 ,  A45C2005/148 ,  B60B33/0042 ,  B60B33/0049 ,  B60B33/0065 ,  B60B33/0068 ,  B60B33/0071 ,  B60B33/045 ,  B60B2200/45 ,  B60B2900/325 ,  B60G2200/445 ,  B62B2301/00 ,  B62B2301/0465

Abstract: A wheeled vehicle (2) incorporating first and second wheel assemblies (7a,7b) which are provided respectively at laterally spaced apart positions on the vehicle (2). Each wheel assembly (7a,7b) is rotatably mounted to the vehicle for rotation about a respective orientation axis (X1,X2). Each wheel assembly has at least one wheel (13a,13b,14a,14b) which is attached rotatably to a mounting device (9a,9b) for rotation about a roll axis (A1,A2). The or each wheel having a radius (R), each wheel assembly having a track width (W) which is substantially equal to or greater than the radius (R). The roll axes (A1,A2) of the first and second wheel assemblies (7a,7b) are substantially parallel and co-axially aligned with one another in a normal orientation when the vehicle (2) travels over a roll plane (P) in a stable condition. If the vehicle (2) becomes unstable when in use such that one of the wheel assemblies (7a,7b) depart from the roll plane (P), a rotational torque is generated across the track width (W) of the other wheel assembly (7a,7b) in contact with the roll plane (P). The torque causes the said other wheel assembly (7a,7b) to rotate in a predefined arc (M2) about its orientation axis (X1,X2) in a direction away from its normal orientation to stabilise the vehicle (2).

Abstract translation: 一种装有第一和第二轮组件（7a，7b）的轮式车辆（2），其分别设置在车辆（2）上的横向间隔开的位置。 每个车轮组件（7a，7b）可旋转地安装到车辆上以围绕相应的定向轴线（X1，X2）旋转。 每个车轮组件具有至少一个轮（13a，13b，14a，14b），其可旋转地附接到用于围绕辊轴线（A1，A2）旋转的安装装置（9a，9b）。 每个车轮具有半径（R），每个车轮组件具有基本上等于或大于半径（R）的轨道宽度（W）。 当车辆（2）在辊平面（P）上行进时，第一和第二轮组件（7a，7b）的滚动轴线（A1，A2）基本上平行并且在法向方向上彼此同轴对准 一个稳定的条件。 如果车辆（2）在使用时变得不稳定，使得车轮组件（7a，7b）中的一个离开辊面（P），则在另一个车轮组件的轨道宽度（W）上产生旋转扭矩 7a，7b）与辊平面（P）接触。 扭矩使得所述另一个轮组件（7a，7b）以远离其法线方向的方向围绕其定向轴线（X1，X2）以预定的弧线（M2）旋转，以使车辆（2）稳定。