OMNI-DIRECTIONAL WHEEL Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC B60B19/00 

FIELD: personal care items.

SUBSTANCE: omnidirectional wheel (1) is comprised of a central hub (2) on which the circumferential surface of the rolling wheel is mounted (3); the said surface is formed by doubled wheels or hollow tubes arranged along radial planes. The omnidirectional wheel (1) includes a stand (5, 51) connected in pairs through the roller section (6) of circular cross-sectional shape which is coaxial with respect to the hub (2) and which is mounted on the freely rotating ring (4). The aforementioned roller unit (6) includes spacers (7) inserted between each of said rings (4). These spacers (7) have such a shape that said rings (4) are located in a radial position. The said roller unit (6) consists of a series of a large number of adjacent tubular segments (61, 62, 63, 64, 65). The invention also relates to the module (10) for the assembly of the omni-directional wheel (1) according to the invention.

EFFECT: reduced friction of wheels and hence improved mobility of the omni-directional wheel in all directions.

7 cl, 5 dwg