Granted Patent B2

US 12,600,421 · App. 19/095,327 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Inventor: Ryoji Ishimura (Sakai City, JP)

Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA

B62D61/10B62D49/0621

Abstract

Claims (28)

1 . A traveling device comprising:

a first left side wheel, a second left side wheel, and a third left side wheel arranged, in this stated order, in a front rear direction on a left side of a vehicle body;

a first right side wheel, a second right side wheel, and a third right side wheel arranged, in this stated order, in the front-to-rear direction on a right side of the vehicle body;

a left side link member that connects the first left side wheel, the second left side wheel, and the third left side wheel; and

a right side link member that connects the first right side wheel, the second right side wheel, and the third right side wheel,

wherein:

the left side link member includes:

a first left side link member extending in the front-to-rear direction, and connected to the first left side wheel and the third left side wheel, wherein the first left side link member includes a first front left side link member arranged on a front side of the vehicle body, and a first rear left side link member arranged on a rear side of the vehicle body,

a second left side link member connected to the first left side link member and extending in a left-to-right direction, wherein the second left side link member includes a second front left side link member arranged on the front side of the vehicle body and connected to front side ends of the first front left side link member and the third left side link member, and a second rear left side link member arranged on the rear side of the vehicle body and connected to rear side ends of the first front left side link member and the third left side link member,

a third left side link member connected to the second left side link member, and to the second left side wheel, and

a left side rotation member arranged on the second left side link member, and including a front left side rotation member arranged between two ends of the second front left side link member, and a rear left side rotation member arranged between two ends of the second rear left side link member,

the right side link member includes:

a first right side link member extending in the front-to-rear direction, and connected to the first right side wheel and the third right side wheel, wherein the first right side link member includes a first front right side link member arranged on the front side of the vehicle body, and a first rear right side link member arranged on the rear side of the vehicle body,

a second right side link member connected to the first right side link member and extending in the left-to-right direction, wherein the second right side link member includes a second front right side link member arranged on the front side of the vehicle body and connected to front side ends of the first front right side link member and the third right side link member, and a second rear right side link member arranged on the rear side of the vehicle body and connected to rear side ends of the first front right side link member and the third right side link member,

a third right side link member connected to the second right side link member, and to the second right side wheel, and

a right side rotation member arranged on the second right side link member, and including a front right side rotation member arranged between two ends of the second front right side link member, and a rear right side rotation member arranged between two ends of the second rear right side link member, and

wherein:

two of the first left side wheel, the second left side wheel, and the third left side wheel are connected to the first left side link member, and a remaining one is connected to the third left side link member,

two of the first right side wheel, the second right side wheel, and the third right side wheel are connected to the first right side link member, and a remaining one is connected to the third right side link member, and

the left side rotation member and the right side rotation member are attached to a frame of the vehicle body.

2 . The traveling device according to claim 1 , wherein the second left side wheel, arranged between the first left side wheel and the third left side wheel, and the second right side wheel, arranged between the first right side wheel and the third right side wheel, are driving wheels, and

the first left side wheel, the third left side wheel, the first right side wheel, and the third right side wheel are driven wheels.

3 . The traveling device according to claim 2 , wherein

the second left side wheel is arranged further left on a left side of the vehicle body than the first left side wheel and the third left side wheel, with respect to a traveling direction, and

the second right side wheel is arranged further right on a right side of the vehicle body than the first right side wheel and the third right side wheel, with respect to the traveling direction.

4 . The traveling device according to claim 1 , wherein

the front left side rotation member and the rear left side rotation member are rotatable, with respect to the vehicle body, about a common left side rotation shaft extending in the front-to-rear direction, and

the front right side rotation member and the rear right side rotation member are rotatable, with respect to the vehicle body, about a common right side rotation shaft extending in the front-to-rear direction.

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