Patent ID: 11926349
Assignee: HYDRO-QUÉBEC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  G | IPC B  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A vehicle displaceable along aerial conductors of an electricity transmission line, the vehicle comprising:
a body having at least one pair of arms, the arms of the at least one pair of arms being mounted on opposite sides of the body and movable part from one another, each said arm having a first end pivotably mounted to the body and a second distal end, a wheel being mounted to the distal end of each said arm, each said wheel being engageable with one of the conductors to displace the vehicle therealong, at least one of the arms being motorized;
a plurality of support rotors each mounted with one of the wheels and provided with at least two blades, each said blade having an arm portion extending from the support rotor and being rotatable therewith, and a contact portion extending from the arm portion to engage one of the conductors to temporarily support the vehicle with the contact portion; and
an arm displacement mechanism mounted to the body and engaged with the arms, the arm displacement mechanism operable to displace the arms of the at least one pair of arms to move the opposed arms of the at least one pair of arms towards one another, and to move the opposed arms of the at least one pair of arms away from one another.