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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2015
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Masaru Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshi Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Takahata, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Shimoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Izuo, Toyota, JP;
Yoshihiro Kuroki, Yokohama, JP;
Taro Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Kosaka, Tokyo, JP;
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, Tokyo, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
The travelling apparatus according to exemplary embodiments includes front wheels, which are driving wheels, an upper frame, first linear motion mechanisms configured to be extendable and retractable and couple the front wheels to the upper frame, middle wheels configured to be disposed at a back of the front wheels, second linear motion mechanisms configured to be extendable and retractable and couple a riding part to the middle wheels, rear wheels configured to be disposed at a back of the middle wheels, lower links configured to couple the middle wheels to the rear wheels, respectively, rear links configured to couple the lower links to the upper frame, and a third linear motion mechanism configured to change an angle between the upper frame and the rear links.