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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
May. 13, 2021
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Corey Zwegers, Dexter, MI (US);
Robert C. MacArthur, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Claudia A. Ma, Northville, MI (US);
Shigenori Shibata, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Adam R. VanAntwerp, Chelsea, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A vehicle can have: (1) a first pair of rear wheels with a first pair of tires configured to be able to bear a weight of the vehicle and (2) a second pair of rear wheels with a second pair of tires installed on the second pair of rear wheels and configured to be selectively inflatable. The first pair of wheels can be disposed on a first pair of axles. The second pair of wheels can be disposed on the first pair of axles or on a second axle. In an inflated state, the second pair of tires can be configured to be able to bear the weight of the vehicle. In a deflated state, the second pair of tires can lack being configured to bear the weight of the vehicle. An individual or a controller can cause the vehicle to have a conventional configuration or a dually configuration.