VEHICLE DRIVE WHEEL Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC B60B15/26 

FIELD: automotive industry.

SUBSTANCE: drive wheel of a vehicle has cleats (3) and an axle (11) of the main wheel (8) with a rim (1) hinged on it and in the form of a side wall (7) and a ring (5) with grooves for grousers (3). There is a mechanism (2) for extending the grousers (3) with stops (10). The diameter of the rim (1) is equal to the diameter of the main wheel (8). The mechanism (2) for the extension of the cleats (3) is provided with an automatic regulator (4) and is made in the form of a hub (12) hinged on an axle (11) with cleats (3) fixed on it, which are curved and made of spring steel. The hub (12) is pivotally connected to the rim (1), and a controlled clutch (13) is mounted between the hub (12) and the axle (11). A transverse movement sensor (21) is mounted on the vehicle and is connected to the controlled clutch (13). The automatic regulator (4) comprises of a primary converter (15) of the main wheel (8) rim speed and of a primary converter (16) of the vehicle translation speed that is designed as a proximity sensor.

EFFECT: ensured device operation in the event of a skid of the vehicle.

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