B60B9/24

ADJUSTABLE AIRLESS TIRE WITH A PISTON SYSTEM
20200094616 · 2020-03-26 · ·

An adjustable airless tire with a piston system includes a fluid container connecting with a plurality of spoke structure of pistons to transfer a load of a vehicle from a ground contact surface of a tire to whole walls of the tire. A sensor detects a tension of the tire and a variation of the tension during driving. A control component adjusts the tension of the tire according the load of the vehicle and the road conditions to improve its fuel efficiency, comfortability, controllability and safety. A rim of a wheel keeps an appropriate distance from the tire to limit the maximal level of downward movement of the supporting rods, and support the load of the vehicle if the tire is overload or the piston system lose their function. A transversely curved tire forms closed space between the tire and the rim of the wheel to prevent sticking of foreign objects between them.

OMNI WHEEL INCLUDING SUSPENSION STRUCTURE
20200039287 · 2020-02-06 ·

Provided is an omni wheel including a suspension structure, which may sustain an increased load and drive on a rough terrain such as a stairway or a bumpy ground, and which includes a flywheel unit receiving power from outside and rotating around a rotation axis; suspension units formed radially on opposite surfaces of the flywheel unit; and a ground wheel having opposite ends connected to ends of a pair of the suspension units formed on one surface and the other surface of the flywheel unit, respectively.

WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING FLEXIBLE INBOARD SEAL AND RELATED METHODS
20200023675 · 2020-01-23 ·

A wheel assembly may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle, and an outer rim surrounding the inner rim. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim and permitting relative movement therebetween. The wheel assembly may also include a rigid inboard cover ring coupled to an inboard side of the outer rim and extending radially inward toward the inner rim. A flexible inboard seal may be coupled between the rigid inboard cover ring and the inner rim.

WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING LATERAL STOPS AND RELATED METHODS
20200023676 · 2020-01-23 ·

A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle and an outer rim surrounding the hub. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim to provide a gas suspension for relative movement between the inner rim and the outer rim. The wheel assembly may also include a disk coupled to the inner rim. The wheel assembly may also include inboard lateral stops carried by an inboard interior surface of the outer rim, and outboard lateral stops carried by an outboard interior surface of the outer rim so that the inboard lateral stops and the outboard lateral stops cooperate to limit relative lateral movement of the disk and the outer rim.

WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING LATERAL STOPS AND RELATED METHODS
20200023676 · 2020-01-23 ·

A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle and an outer rim surrounding the hub. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim to provide a gas suspension for relative movement between the inner rim and the outer rim. The wheel assembly may also include a disk coupled to the inner rim. The wheel assembly may also include inboard lateral stops carried by an inboard interior surface of the outer rim, and outboard lateral stops carried by an outboard interior surface of the outer rim so that the inboard lateral stops and the outboard lateral stops cooperate to limit relative lateral movement of the disk and the outer rim.

WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CONTROLLABLE OPERATING RESPONSE GAS SPRING AND RELATED METHODS
20200023677 · 2020-01-23 ·

A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle and an outer rim surrounding the hub. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim. At least one gas spring may have a controllable operating response.

WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CONTROLLABLE OPERATING RESPONSE GAS SPRING AND RELATED METHODS
20200023677 · 2020-01-23 ·

A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle and an outer rim surrounding the hub. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim. At least one gas spring may have a controllable operating response.

WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TREAD ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS
20200023678 · 2020-01-23 ·

A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle and an outer rim surrounding the inner rim. The wheel assembly may include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim and tread assemblies carried by the outer rim.

WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TREAD ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS
20200023678 · 2020-01-23 ·

A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle and an outer rim surrounding the inner rim. The wheel assembly may include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim and tread assemblies carried by the outer rim.

WHEEL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING DISK DEFINING A MECHANICAL STOP AND RELATED METHODS
20200023680 · 2020-01-23 ·

A wheel assembly to be coupled to a hub of a vehicle may include an inner rim to be coupled to the hub of the vehicle, and an outer rim surrounding the hub. The wheel assembly may also include gas springs operatively coupled between the inner rim and the outer rim to provide a gas suspension for relative movement between the inner rim and the outer rim. The wheel assembly may also include a disk coupled to the inner rim and defining a closeable gap with adjacent interior portions of the outer rim to define a mechanical stop to limit relative movement of the inner rim and outer rim.