CA1275296C - Climbing and descending vehicle - Google Patents

Climbing and descending vehicle

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CA1275296C
CA1275296C CA000536338A CA536338A CA1275296C CA 1275296 C CA1275296 C CA 1275296C CA 000536338 A CA000536338 A CA 000536338A CA 536338 A CA536338 A CA 536338A CA 1275296 C CA1275296 C CA 1275296C
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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A stair-climbing and descending vehicle is disclosed, comprising a frame and a pair of transverse, co-axial, power-drive axles, each rotatably carrying a spider assembly at its outer end. Each spider has at least three wheels, one at each equi-spaced extremity of its radial arms. Each axle drives either the spider or the associated wheels through a differential gearing. When climbing a stairway, the spiders are rotated immediately when the wheels are prevented from rotating by encountering a stair riser. The differential also serves to safely and smoothly descend the stairs. The vehicle is adapted for use as a wheelchair, in which case a chair-shifting device is provided to shift the center of gravity of the vehicle, rearwardly.

Description

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tile pr~?sent i.nvc?lltiorl to provide an improve-l s-tc~ir-climbin~
v~lli.cle wllicll .is com~.l.ete].y saEe arlcl smool-ll, while cli.mbin~J
or clescenc1in~l st~irs ~n(l wh:i.c]l i~s o:E sim~.l.e :I:i.clht-wei(JlIt des:icJIl.
Il i.s anotl~er ol.~ject oE -~he pres~ t :invellt:ion -to provi.de a vell:ic1e ~ e cllarac(er clesc.~ c~cl, wh.i.cll ach:i~vc~s t:he ~hc~v~-mentioTlecl objec-t i~y prov.ic1incJ ~ pa.ir o.E sp:i.cler~ ~lavincJ
whee:ls wllicll, upon striicinc-J an :impecli}nellt, SUCil as ~ st~ii.r .r:i.ser, automa~.i.c~.1.1.y ac~.iv~te the sp:iders i.nto rotat1on, allcl W~li.C}l a~ h~ld a(Jai.nst t:ul:ni~ wll.i.le thc~ spid~.rs are op~rat.ive.
:[t.:ls yet .~not}ler object. o.E l:he presen! :i.nvent.ion to prov:i.cle a vehic.le cE t:he charac~tc~r 1cscr.Lbcd, which ~rlcly bc~ usecl as ~ wl1ec!:l.cll~ rc! i.c~llt p.lc~t.f or.l~l or a rol:~ot, by wa y oE example s .

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SUMMARY O~ Tll:E: INVENI'ION
There is disclosed a stair-cllmbin~ and descendincJ
vehicle, comprisin~: a frame an~ an assembly inc~udincJ
a po-wer-driven a~le ro-tatively mounted on said frame, a spider free]y rotatable on said axle and formin~ at leas-t three radial arms;~ evenly spaced, ~round-engaging wheels each ro-tatably mounted at one ex-tremity of a radial arm~
a differen-tial ~earing including an input ~ear fixed -to sa~
axle, an outpuk gear freely ro-tatable on said axle, -in-termediate pinions meshing with said input and output gears and rotatable on radial stud shaf-ts fixed to said spider, and a direction-reversing transmission means carried by each arm and serving as a driving lin~ between said ou-tput gear and the respective wheels, whereby the driving force of said axle is apportioned to said wheels and to said spider to rotate said spider when any of said wheels is prevented from rotating and wherein the wheels rotate ln ~e same direction as the spider. A chaix is movably attached -to the frame above the lat-ter. Pre-ferably, a power source, such as a battery, is secured to -the chair. The chair is pivotally mounted on the frame and first actua-tion means pivo-t the chair so as to shift the center of gravity of the vehicle towards the rear, as will be explained below.
The two rear corners of the ~rame have depending swivel wheels adapted for use on level ~round or floors.
In order to help in the ascent or descent of stairs, the vehicle is further provided with a stabilizin~ means conslstin~ o~ a pair of laterally-spaced identical fr~e spi-ders. The free sptders have preferably three rotatably-mounted wheels at the ends of their respective arms. The free~ spiders are also each rotatably attached to a len~thwise-~xtending carryin~ member. The forward ends of the latter~ ~ -', ' ,' - 3 - :~

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DET~ILED DESCR:IPTION OF THE PREFRRRED EMBODIMENT
Referring :Eirstly to Figures l and 2, there is shown a vehicle l according to -the inven-tion. Vehicle l is adapted for use as a wheelchair.
The vehicle has a U-shape rigid frame 2, open at the front and having side beams 3. ~ foot-rest 4 is p.ro-vided, supported by L-bars 5 fixed to the underside of a chair 8. Frame 2 further has secured thereto a fla-t bottom plate 6 and a flat -top plate 7.
Chair 8 is movably mounted on frame 2 by means of a post lO attached to -the rear underside of the chair 8 and pivotally secured at its lower end at 9 to upright f:rame plates 2a of the frame 2. An electrically-operated -~.
extensible ram lOa is pivotally connected to post lO and frame pla-tes 2a to ti.lt chair 8 backward or forward under the control of a leveling switch, such as a mercury switch (not shown). Thus, the center of gravity (CG in Figure l) of the vehicle and of its occupant can be shifted rearwardly . .
when nego-tiating a stairway.
~ power supply means, such as a bat-tery 11, is secured to chair 8 and supplies the various motors and .. ~
controls later described. ~ ~ :
Figure l further shows an occupan-t 12 in chair 8. :
In Figures 3 to 5, there are shown a pair of identi.cal spider assemblies designated a-t 13, 14. Each spider is formed of an inner plate lS and a parallel outer plate 16, both being of a generally square shape, having concavely-curved side~ and covexly-curved corners.
Outer plate 16 is provided with gellerally U-shape orthogonal ~ibs l~ to de:eine radial arms 17, the inner .
ends of eacll two adjacent ribs merging to form arc portions .
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],9. Plale 2.1, l1a.:l)t3JIc E,l,in11(Jc~ porl:ions 2]'. ~ peri.~ :t::i.ca:1.
COvC'l^ 20 i.s pro~r.i.ck~cl to llouse tlIe t--alls~ l.oll mearls.
' .l3ach s~?i(:l~r i.s ro-tatably, cel-lt.rrl:l].y n1ountecl on a respective transve~se ax].e 22, 23. rl'lle in1ler ends oE the ].atter e~tencl tllrollc~ .rame 2, one ax:Le on cacIl sider bei~
mou1~ted i.n -the :Eralne by bear:i.llc~s 2~, 25 and carryilly cJears 26, 27 at tlle:i.n^ rclspec~:ive i.nrlel- extre~ :Les. ~:acl- o~ tllese ~.teaxs 26, 27 n1esl~es wit11 a clr:ive cJear 28, 29, respcctive1"y mountccl on tlle ou~:put sha:Ets 30, 3]. oE wor11l cJeax reduce:rs ,' 32a, clriven hy a pair c):E e1ectric,~1notors 32, 33. Motors '.
32, 33 are pref:erclbly .revers1i-:)le a~i-cl one carl i~uncti.on inclepenc1enl:1y o:L~ L-h~ oc:l~er. To tl~.i,i encl, cl~e motors arc,~ ~, electrical].y conllectecl to a control mean.s, SUCII clS a joysticJc 34, providecl at tlle froIlt portiorl o:E cllair 8.
'I'he outer encls o.E central a~le.s 22, 23 e~tencl tllrouc tlle cente.r oE respecl,ive spide~l^s :L3, ~.4 a1l(:l are i-~ittecl at t:lle:ir respecti.v~ outer ~xtr~n~:i.tic~s witll a su.i.tahle loc1c.i,ncJ
c~lE) 35, 3~. Spiders 13 and 1~ are rotatal~.e c>n axles 22"23 23, respectl.vel~
Thc s~ace between ti~e t:ransmission means and inner :.
p:La~e 15 is prov:i~d~lwitll a cylindrica:L menl~er 37 (see FiCJ.
4). Mem~er 37 is secured at its :inIler edcJe to a disk 38, Wlli.C}l 19 Ereely mountecl Oll axle 22 by way'o:E sleeve 3c,'.
Tlle outer edyc-,~ oE mem~er 37 is w~.lcled, or c~t}lerwl.se ricJidly securedr to a .~la~ly~ portioll 21.' projectirlc,1 transverse].y .Er.o1T1.irl~crll~1 p:l.at:~ 21.
C'yl.inclri.ca:l m~mbe.r 37 1-louse5 cl C~ l'ellt :ial aS5eltlbly cons.Lstings o:f a d.rivillcJ or input c.Jear 39 ~;c.~lidly fix~d to ax1e 2~ Pre:Eera]-~ly, two ~nd UE) to four (only two b~illcJ
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'i'llC? C~ li.t~CIl.iC'~ll. n~el~ 37 Eurth(?1 incl~ k?s cn c1riven or ou~:L)uk cli..~.Eerential ~J(`(II /12 J-:l:eely mO~lllt(:`d 011 ~" 1 " ancl me5hl.11CJ WiT_h t1lC ~ tcl l i i:C? L,~ i O~ . O~l tE)~I t ~1 2 i s ri (l icll y secu~^c~ 1 to a ce1ltral ~Jear ~13, L]le latter constituti~ t11e first elernellt oE tlle trallSIlliS~i.i.C)n Tll~`ln''. I'lle {1ilferenticl:i cJears 3R, 42 and ~ir1ior1s 40 1~ref(?ra1~ly havc-~ equa:l ctia11letcrs.
The transmissi.c)l-l means Eor eacll ra(lial arm 17 ]o consists of a c1cac- train cons:istincl oE clc lr ~t3, id]e clears 15, ancl a whee L cJCar ~16 . :
~acll twc)sonl(? O:T' c-Jears ~4, ~15 are s(?cllr~cl to short sl~ E l.s ~ 7 r ~ r C?SpC?Cti Vt?ly~ tht? la t-tc~r l~?:;.llcJ journ~llccl ~;
between outer p] ate 16 ancl interncal plate ;>1, as clearly showr1 :in L~'i.cJure ~1. I ach oE the o~lr whcel. (Jears 4G arc secured to a -tra1lc;verse a~Ie ~'19 on which is soliclly mountecl a 1~Jhee1 50 havi1lcl a xubber tire 5] . Whee] s 50 are each secured to thei r respective a~:les by a Iccy 52 ancl, moreover, the cJearS
~1~ are theMselves ~ c~cl:Ly sec~recl to l:he:i ~ respect;ve whee1s 50.
Referri.~ now to E'icJures 1 ancl 2, there is depicted a sta1:)ilLzing IIIC'.IIl.': fo;l- the vehicle. Th:is means cons:ists oE a pai.r o rigi.cl c~rrying ~mb~ s 5~, 5~1, one on each side oE the frame. Me1nbers 53, 5~l are sec-lrecl to a transverse s~ Et 55 at ;:h~ rcar portion oE the frame. ShaE-t 55 is providecl w:itll a bcvel ~ear 56, which meshes wit:h anothcr bc~vcl ~ar 57, t;he lattcr 1)ell1q mounl:es~ (~r1 the outpul: sh~i~t 58 of~ ce~ r~.clu~r 5c.~ c1river1 l~y a1l ~I.ecl:ric motor 59.
Rotatabl5~ mountecl ol~ re~r s,tul) ax1.e G9, 70, at th~ rear 3() er)d Oe eac}l carr~ membel 53, 5~1, are ~:~10 free spiders 60, G1. Sp:iclers ~,0, Gl have tllrcc radial arms, each havi.ng sma:Ll wheels G~, respectively mo~ln-Le~l between pairs oE

p1ates 60 ', ~;1 ', on stub s}-laEts 71, 72, respectively.
- The vehicle unit is completed by a pair of swivel ~,~AI .
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c,r ~ e ~:c~ ('`; 65, 6G, ~ t-i Vt'].~, .-:11'1( es G3 ' ~ l ' rcsl)c~(: ti.ve:Ly .
';'i ~ul-C~ cl t~!S ~ 71~f~f~ 1.c~ Velll.Cl~:? i.l'l .l.ovel (3rOUrld (::rC,lv(''~ i.llC3 modc~: ttlC` '';t.cli~,i.l i,7`,:i,l1CJ mC~c-lrlC; iS
rC~trc'lCted Ul)t~<lI`C'lly, SO t}l;l~' a shorc wl~cc~ sc~ hf-~-tweell tl~e swive1 wheels fj3, G~ arlcl tl~e s~?icler wll~c~ s 5~ . clefinecl to rma~rimize t}le llandlillq ancl turnincl ca~a~ili ty oE th~
ve~l:i cle . rrlle ve}l:i C] e can trc~vel Ec~rwa,r('ll~ or rec~,rwarcll.y ancl call be s teerfe<1 by selec l i.vely con trol] :i ny t}le spec~ds o:' 1notors 32, 33 i~y jo~stick 3~.
I~s Seell i,31 Fi,cJure ~, the spi.der axsembly 13 hcas torque clelivered to tlle differenti.c-ll, me,~lls til:t~oucJll a~cLe 22 ]~y motor 32. 7\s loncJ as lower wllee1s 51. are free to rotate alld t:o travel. over nltobstJ-uct.ed c3round, -ti~e sp:ider does nc)t ~otal:~! ctnd i,llput c~ar 39 ro-ta~tes ou-tptll: c,~ear ~12 tllroucJh saLellite pll-ions ~IO, the stud shafts ~1. oi~ WiliC}I clo not revo].ve abou'L a~:l e 22 . The torc~ue is tllus t~-arls~erre~l to cel-ltra1 ~Jear 43, whioll in turn po~ers whee1s 51 tllrou;~h t}te
2 0 tl^an ~mi. s s i.on mean s .
Wtls~rl a ,, ront wheel 51 oE t}l~ whee:l,cllair stxil~es cln imped`iment, suc~l~ ;lS a st~ir ri.sc?r 66 (C;c~e Fic,l. 11), tlle wlleel i.s 1ockecl ac3ctillst the r:iser and ceases to turn;
consecluently, the entire transmission mea3ls ceases to -turll, inc1tldi.nJ centraL cJ~ar 43, and hence output gear 42.
S~ cc tlle tor(,lue sul)p:liecl hy the motor r~mains constarlt, ~sucll LockincJ oE cJeclr ~ w:ill cause tl~e stucl shaE-ts 41 of ,sate1lite p:inlons ~10 to b~cJin revolvillc,~ in a p1ane per-pelld:lcu:Lcl:r to t~ aYi:ls oE aY.:L~ ~2, slnce 't-tl~ E~.inions contirlue
3(1 to rotal~ ahout tlleir inclivid-lal a~es. '.l`hus, cy1inclr:ic,^t1 nll.)er ~7 i:)eC,f:;,llS to t:urn in the same cl:ir.ec~ioll as tllat oE ~ -wheel.s 51 when -tlley were~ rotati.nc]. 'L'lle suld~r .i.S tllereby rol:at.ed aboul: :it~: a~.1.e 22. Thc othc~r spldcr, oE course, :is actuatecl in l:he sante way.
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REferril~g now to Figu.es 6-la, -tl~ere is shown the wheelcllair vehicle l ascending,a stalrcase typically incllned at a thirty-degree angle. The vehicle l does so backwaxdly by reversing motors 3~, 33.
Figure 17 shows the wheelchair approaching a riser 66 just prior to -the rearmost wheel 62 of free spider 61 con-tacting the riser. The occupant then actuates the motor 59 by a button 68 disposed adjacent the joystick 34. Motor 59 lowers the two free spiders 60, 61 from the non-use posi-tion of Figure 1 to engage the floor. Upon further actuationof the motor 59, -the frame will be raised to tilt upwardly rearwardl~. As such -tilting is effected the mercury switch `;;
is actuated to maintain the chair 8 level as the lat-ter moves rearwardly. Figure 6 shows the next sequential step as a small wheel 62 surmounts the riser 66 of -the stair and the frame increases its angle of til-t ~ '' relative to a hori- ~;
zontal plane.
It will be readily appreciated from Figures 6 to 18 tha-t such tilting of the frame and movement of chair 8 shifts the center of gravity of the entire vehicle rearwardly by a predetermined distance. Thus/ from Figures 7 to 12, the angle of tilt is gradually increasing while from E'igures 13 to 17a, the angle decreases as the vehicle attains the top of the stairs. Shifting the center of gravity is impartant to the proper unctioning of the wheelchair. In Figure 18, the stair ascent is complete and the ree spiders 60,61 are retracted once again ~or unobs~ructed travel mode, and the cen-ter o~ gravity has shiEted back to a point slightly behind the two ron-t spiders.
In order to descend a stair case, the reverse proce-dure is followed with the motorized spiders first. It is to be noted that during such a descent wheels 51 of the spiders-13 .4' ' `~

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1.4 cannot rotate at a greater speecl tharl as controlled by motors 32, 33, because of worm gear reducers 32a. If the stairway is not steep, as shown, the splders will simply oscillate while their wheels nego-tiate tlle steps. I:E the stairway is steep enough, so that the axles 22, 23 are ~^ ahead of -the axis o:E the lowermost wheels 51 as they come to rest on the next lower step, the resultant Eorce of the load will firmly keep these lowermost wheels 51 against the step ri.ser 66, while the spi.ders rotate in the descending direction. In both cases, a smooth, stab:Le and compl.etely safe descent of the vehicle is obtained.
It is also to be noted that the differential assem-blies rotate -the spiders at no more than one-half the speed of the wheels 51, thereby ensuring that -the motors 32, 33 will not be overloaded and that stair climbing is effec-ted at a safe speed.
One or two of the motorized spider wheel assemblies of the invention can replace the wheels of a one-wheel .hand-barrow or of a two-wheel hand truck for transporting loads up and down stairways.
For cer-tain applications, the two separate axles 22, 23 can be replaced by a single driving axle powered by a single motor.

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1. A stair climbing and descending vehicle comprising: a frame;
a pair of co-axial axles, each independently and each rotatively mounted on said frame transversely of said vehicle;
a spider freely rotatable on each axle and forming at least three radial arms; the two spiders disposed on opposite sides of said vehicle;
evenly-spaced ground-engaging wheels, each rotatably mounted at one extremity of a radial arm;
a differential gearing including an input gear fixed to each axle;
an output gear freely rotatable on each axle;
intermediate pinions meshing with said input and output gears and rotatable on radial stud shafts fixed to said spider;
a direction-reversing transmission means carried by each radial arm and serving as a driving link between said output gear and the respective wheels, whereby the driving force of each axle is apportioned to said wheels and to said spider to rotate said spider when any of said wheels is prevented from rotating, and wherein the wheels rotate in the same direction as the spider;
each said spider comprising an inner plate, a parallel outer plate and an internal plate between said inner and said outer plates; said internal plate having a central circular opening; said differential gearing being located between said inner plate and said internal plate, and said transmission means being located between said internal plate and said outer plate.
2. A stair climbing and descending vehicle as defined in claim 1, wherein said spider further includes a cylindrical member surrounding said differential gearing and to which said stud shafts are fixed.
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