Frictional propulsion device and omni-directional vehicle

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PATENT NO 9630447
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15099139

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In a frictional propulsion device comprising a main wheel including a plurality of driven rollers rotatably supported by an annular core member about a tangential direction and a pair of drive disk each carrying a plurality of drive rollers about a rotational center line at an angle with respect to both a tangential line of the drive disk and the rotational center line of the drive disk such that the drive rollers at least partly engage the driven rollers, a diameter of a drive side contact circle is smaller than a diameter of a driven side contact circle, and the drive disks are vertically offset relative to the main wheel so that only those drive rollers adjoining the main wheel are in contact with the driven rollers. Thereby, the power efficiency of the device can be improved while minimizing the manufacturing cost and the weight of the device.

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HONDA MOTOR CO LTDTOKYO PORT AREA JAPAN TOKYO TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hasegawa, Makoto Wako, JP 250 3977
Inada, Jun Wako, JP 14 144
Kobashi, Shinichiro Wako, JP 64 749
Yada, Wataru Wako, JP 36 278
Yoshino, Tsutomu Wako, JP 49 537

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