DEFORMABLE WHEEL WITH NON-PNEUMATIC LOAD SUPPORT FOR LUNAR AND MARTIAN CONDITIONS Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC B60B19/00 B64G1/16 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: wheel comprises hub (4), multilayer annular tire (6) comprising a plurality of concentric rims, which are assembled with intermediate layers arranged between them, each of which consists of a material whose Young's modulus is 600000–1000 times lower than that of the rims, and a plurality of metal cables (8) with an outer diameter of 0.2 mm to 5 mm. Each cable connecting hub (4) with multilayer bus (6), on one side is attached by outer end (8a) to multilayer bus, and on the other side is attached by inner end (8b) to the hub by means of elastic element (18), which provides the possibility of changing the radial stiffness of the ropes, wherein every resilient element is coupled with thrust (12, 14) to limit its deformation.

EFFECT: improved operational characteristics of the wheel.

17 cl, 10 dwg