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Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 23, 2021
Applicants:

Iucf-hyu (Industry-university Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University), Seoul, KR;

Kyonggi University Industry & Academia Cooperation Foundation, Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Taewon Seo, Seoul, KR;

Yun Hyuk Lee, Seoul, KR;

Sijun Ryu, Seoul, KR;

Hwa Soo Kim, Yongin-si, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 19/04 (2013.01); B60B 2900/551 (2013.01);
Abstract

A transformable wheel module is disclosed. The transformable wheel module comprises: a plurality of lobes; and a mode switching unit for switching modes between a first traveling mode in which the lobes are coupled in a ring shape and a second traveling mode in which the lobes are separated from each other, wherein the mode switching unit can include: a first rotary link; a second rotary link positioned on the same rotational axis as the first rotary link; a plurality of first connecting links for individually connecting the first rotary link and the lobes; a plurality of second connecting links for individually connecting the second rotary link and the lobes; a first driving motor for rotating the first rotary link; and a second driving motor for rotating the second rotary link.


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