Global Patent Index - EP 1861276 A2

EP 1861276 A2 20071205 - OMNIDIRECTIONAL WHEEL MODULES AND VEHICLES AND METHODS EMPLOYING SAME

Title (en)

OMNIDIRECTIONAL WHEEL MODULES AND VEHICLES AND METHODS EMPLOYING SAME

Title (de)

OMNIDIREKTIONALE RADMODULE UND DIESE EINSETZENDE FAHRZEUGE UND VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

MODULES A ROUE OMNIDIRECTIONNELLE, VEHICULES ET PROCEDES METTANT EN OEUVRE LESDITS MODULES

Publication

EP 1861276 A2 20071205 (EN)

Application

EP 05826341 A 20051206

Priority

  • US 2005043949 W 20051206
  • US 63370304 P 20041206

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2006062905A2] Omni-directional wheel modules and methods for converting objects and non-omni-directional vehicles into omni-directional vehicles. In some embodiments, the modules are independently functional having an omni-directional wheel, an axle, a motor, a motor controller, transmission, and a brake assembled together. In other alternative embodiments, hybrid vehicles having a combination of omni-directional and non-omni-directional wheels.

IPC 8 full level

B62D 57/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61G 5/046 (2013.01 - EP US); B60B 19/003 (2013.01 - EP); B60B 19/125 (2013.01 - EP); B60K 1/04 (2013.01 - EP); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01 - EP); B60K 17/043 (2013.01 - EP); B60K 17/30 (2013.01 - EP); B62D 51/04 (2013.01 - EP); B62D 57/00 (2013.01 - EP); B60K 2007/0061 (2013.01 - EP); B60L 2220/46 (2013.01 - EP); B60Y 2200/40 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2006062905A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2006062905 A2 20060615; WO 2006062905 A3 20070419; CA 2593168 A1 20060615; EP 1861276 A2 20071205; IL 183788 A0 20070920

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2005043949 W 20051206; CA 2593168 A 20051206; EP 05826341 A 20051206; IL 18378807 A 20070607