IP Library Granted Patent US 9,254,747
Granted Patent B2
US 9,254,747 · App. 14/198,065 · Granted Feb 9, 2016

Wheel clutch device of a rollator

Inventor: Shu-Chen Chan (Changhua County, TW)
B60K23/08F16D11/14
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,254,747
App. No.
14/198,065
Granted
Feb 9, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wheel clutch device has two hubs, a shaft module, an engagement base, a clutch base, a clutch unit, and an abutment unit. The shaft module is inserted through the hubs and has a shaft body. The engagement base is mounted on one of the hubs and has at least one engagement base groove. The clutch base is mounted in the engagement base engaged with the shaft body and has at least one alignment slit aligned with the at least one engagement base groove. The clutch unit is mounted around the clutch base and has at least one engagement lump selectively engaged with the at least one engagement base groove and the at least one alignment slit. The abutment unit is combined with the shaft body and abuts the clutch wilt.

Claims (20)

1. A wheel clutch device of a rollator having:

two hubs abutting each other;

a shaft module inserted through the hubs and having

a shaft body inserted through the hubs; and

a shaft engagement block mounted in the shaft body;

an engagement base mounted on a corresponding one of the hubs at a position opposite to the other hub and having at least one engagement base groove radially formed in the engagement base;

a clutch base mounted on a side of the engagement base and having

a clutch pad mounted in the engagement base;

a mounting collar formed on a side of the clutch pad, mounted around the shaft body, and engaged with the shaft engagement block; and

at least one alignment slit formed in a side of the clutch pad and aligned with the at least one engagement base groove;

a clutch unit mounted around the clutch base and having at least one engagement lump, the engagement lump formed on a side of the clutch unit and selectively engaged with the at least one engagement base groove and the at least one alignment slit; and

an abutment unit mounted on the shaft body and having

a cover combined with the shaft body; and

a spring mounted around the clutch base and abutting between the cover and the clutch unit.

2. The wheel clutch device of a rollator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the engagement base is integrally formed on the corresponding hub.

3. The wheel clutch device of a rollator as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the engagement base has two engagement base grooves, the clutch base has two alignment slits, and the clutch unit has two engagement lumps.

4. The wheel clutch device of a rollator as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the engagement base is detachably mounted on the corresponding hub.

5. The wheel clutch device of a rollator as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the engagement base is detachably mounted on the corresponding hub.

6. The wheel clutch device of a rollator as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the engagement base has three engagement base grooves, the clutch base has three alignment slits, and the clutch unit has three engagement lumps.

7. The wheel clutch device of a rollator as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the engagement base has three engagement base grooves, the clutch base has three alignment slits, and the clutch unit has three engagement lumps.

Continuity (1)
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