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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Toru Takenaka, Saitama, JP;
Makoto Hirano, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Gomi, Saitama, JP;
Masao Sasaki, Saitama, JP;
Taiji Koyama, Saitama, JP;
Shinichiro Kobashi, Saitama, JP;
Hideharu Izumi, Saitama, JP;
Kazuya Kuwabara, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Makino, Saitama, JP;
Toru Takenaka, Saitama, JP;
Makoto Hirano, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Gomi, Saitama, JP;
Masao Sasaki, Saitama, JP;
Taiji Koyama, Saitama, JP;
Shinichiro Kobashi, Saitama, JP;
Hideharu Izumi, Saitama, JP;
Kazuya Kuwabara, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Makino, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
[Task] To allow a wheel that provides a performance required for use in an omni-directional vehicle to be manufactured in an efficient manner. [Solution] An annular member () comprises a C-shaped main body () and a complementary member () defining an endless annular shape jointly with the main body (), a joint () between the main body () and complementary member () includes mating surfaces that are non-perpendicular to the cross sectional center line of the annular member, and the main body () and the complementary member () are fixedly joined to each other by using a threaded bolt () passed radially through the mating surfaces.