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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2021
Eichi Koizumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryota Yamashina, Kanagawa, JP;
Taku Kitahara, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Eichi Koizumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryota Yamashina, Kanagawa, JP;
Taku Kitahara, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A crawler type traveling body includes a drive wheel, an in-wheel motor incorporated in the drive wheel, a plurality of rotating wheels disposed below the drive wheel, a crawler, and a tensioner. The crawler is wound around the drive wheel and the rotating wheels and configured to be rotated by the drive wheel. The tensioner is coupled to a drive shaft of the in-wheel motor and configured to press the drive wheel against the crawler and apply tension to the crawler.