Patent SG-11201807843X-A (SG)
Title: Magnetic omni-wheel with roller bracket
Inventor: ABDELLATIF FADL
IPC: F16L55/32
Filed: 2017-05-16
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD HIM 0 11101 HOE 010 1111 1 0 01 010 11111 010 HI HER M° HOED Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\"\"1 WO 2017/201039 Al 23 November 2017 (23.11.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: vation Cluster #3, Bldg. 24, Kaust Research Park, Thuw- B60B 19/00 (2006.01) F16L 55/32 (2006.01) al, 23955-6900 (SA). HIROSE, Hirose; Watanebe Corpo- B08B 9/049 (2006.01) ration Building 4F, 5-9-15 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, (21) International Application Number: Tokyo, 141-0001 (JP). GUARNIERI, Michele; Watanebe Corporation Building 4F, 5-9-15 Kitashinagawa, Shina- PCT/US2017/032893 gawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-0001 (JP). DEBENEST, Paulo; (22) International Filing Date: Watanebe Corporation Building 4F, 5-9-15 Kitashinagawa, 16 May 2017 (16.05.2017) Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-0001 (JP). (25) Filing Language: English (74) Agent: LEASON, David et al.; Leason Ellis LLP, One Barker Avenue, Fifth Floor, White Plains, NY 10601 (US). (26) Publication Language: English (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (30) Priority Data: kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 15/158,287 18 May 2016 (18.05.2016) US AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (71) Applicants: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, [SA/SA]; 1 Eastern Avenue, Dhahran, 31311 (SA). HIBOT DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, CORPORATION [JP/JP]; Hanatani Bldg, 801, Shimome- HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, guro 2-18-3, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 153-0064 (JP). KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, (71) Applicant (for US only): ARAMCO SERVICES COM- PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, — PANY [US/US]; 9009 West Loop South, Houston, TX SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, 77096 (US). TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. = (72) Inventors: CARRASCO ZANINI, Pablo; 1-355 Lab, In-(84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every novation Cluster #3, Bldg. 23, Kaust Research Park, Thuw- kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, = al, 23955-6900 (SA). ABDELLATIF, Fadl; 1-355 Lab, In- GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, 5Z, TZ, = novation Cluster #3, Bldg. 24, Kaust Research Park, Thuw-UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, I al, 23955-6900 (SA). PATEL, Sahejad; 1-355 Lab, Irmo TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, = (54) Title: MAGNETIC OMNI-WHEEL WITH ROLLER BRACKET (57) : A multidirectional wheel (100) for traversing a surface is pro- = = 104 vided that includes a magnet (118) and a plurality of rollers (104) disposed around an outer periphery of each of the hubs (102) of the wheels. The rollers = = 100 112 (104) are mounted for rotation in a second axial direction that is perpendicular = \ 102 to a first axial direction of the wheel (100). The rollers (104) are supported by B a plurality of magnetically-inducible brackets (106) attached to the hub (102). = = The brackets (106) are optimally sized and shaped to reduce the space between the magnetized materials of the wheel (100) and the surface upon which the = = ti wheel travels. = — \--.. , r = = _ . CI' en 118 116b 0 1-1 © ei IN ,-, © ei 116a Fig. 1A C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/201039 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIRMEM00101011MOMMIMMOVOIMIE EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) of receipt of