摘要:
The present invention configures a pushcart, in particular a baggage cart such as is used in airports, for ease of maneuverability in negotiating an escalator stairway. The cart is fitted with a front wheel assembly and pivotable rear wheel assemblies, as well as with drop-attenuating mechanisms fitted to each wheel assembly. The rear wheel assemblies each include a reverse-releasable, pivoting-lock mechanism. The drop attenuating mechanisms function when the pivotable wheel assemblies are locked in the pushcart advancing direction, and include damped-swing traction members for establishing adhesive friction in contacting the treads of a sloping escalator stairway. The traction members bear the pushcart through a damped swing if the wheel assemblies are not riding on the treads of the escalator steps. The pushcart user can readily orient the vehicle toward an escalator by slightly backing up the cart, swinging it into the desired orientation, and then, by pushing the cart forward, the rear wheel assemblies automatically lock straight ahead. Thus, the wheel drop attenuators are able to function effectively to smooth the dropping of the pushcart in case the wheels are caught on the edges of the escalator stairway as it slopes.
摘要:
A vehicle which goes up and down stairs includes a vehicle body 101, front and rear wheels 102 and 103 provided at the front and rear of the vehicle body 101, respectively, front and rear auxiliary wheels 105 and 107 for lifting up or down the front and rear wheels 102 and 103 by one step of stairs, respectively, a driving unit for driving each wheel, a pivoting unit for pivoting the front and rear auxiliary wheels 105 and 107, sensors 121 to 124 for detecting a riser portion of stairs, and a control unit 120 for controlling the driving unit and the rotating unit in accordance with results of the sensors 121 to 124. Since the vehicle goes up and down stairs by rotation of the auxiliary wheels 105 and 107, a corner portion of the step of stairs is not damaged while the vehicle goes up and down stairs.
摘要:
A clutch operating device includes a drive mechanism and an assist mechanism. The drive mechanism is configured to generate a driving force and transmit the driving force to a clutch device. The assist mechanism is a mechanism for assisting the drive mechanism and includes a pressure mechanism and a toggle mechanism. The pressure mechanism is configured to generate a pressing force. The toggle mechanism is configured to convert the pressing force of the pressure mechanism into an assist force gradually increased from a power blocked state to a power transmitted state of the clutch device.
摘要:
A clutch engaging and disengaging apparatus 1 is provided with a motor 2, a motion converting mechanism 3 that converts the rotational motion of the motor 2 into linear motion, a load storing mechanism 4 that stores a load when the motion converting mechanism 3 moves linearly in one direction and releases the stored load when the motion converting mechanism 3 moves linearly in the opposite direction, and a hydraulic mechanism 6 that uses the linear motion of the motion converting mechanism to produce hydraulic pressure and engage or disengage the clutch. The load storing mechanism 4 has an assist spring 41 that is coupled to the motion converting mechanism 3 and can extend and contract in response to the linear motion of the motion converting mechanism 3 and a spring cover 44 that supports an axially facing end part of the assist spring 41.
摘要:
A fall suppressing device 8 provided in a cart for moving up and down an escalator includes an engagement member 87 and an oil damper 81. The engagement member 87 is vertically movably coupled to the cart, and engages with an upper step when a wheel 5 falls from the upper step. The oil damper 81 damps a relative moving speed between a cart body and the engagement member 87.
摘要:
A stairway ascending/descending vehicle which may ascend/descend the steps of the stairs having a height greater than a diameter of wheels and in which vertical vibration is suppressed. The stairway ascending/descending vehicle has main shafts rotatably supported on a front portion and a rear portion of a vehicle body, respectively. Front arm members 4L and 4R are mounted to the front main shafts, and rear arm members 5L and 5R are mounted to the rear main shaft, the front and rear arm members are configured to rotate with respect to the main shafts. Front wheels 6a and 6b are mounted on the front arm members and rear wheels 7a and 7b are to the rear arm members. Torque transmitted from each of the main shafts is transmitted through a first gear 12 connected to the main shafts to second gears 13a and 13b and third gears 14a and 14b to the wheels, the gears 12, 13a, 13b, 14a and 14b all being supported within the arm members, the gears 14a and 14b being connected to the wheels. The gear ratio defined by the gears 12, 13a, 13b, 14a and 14b determine whether the vehicle body 1 climbs a stairway in either a crawling mode or a rotational mode.
摘要:
A vehicle which goes up and down stairs includes a vehicle body (101), front and rear wheels (102) and (103) provided at the front and rear of the vehicle body (101), respectively, front and rear auxiliary wheels (105) and (107) for lifting up or down the front and rear wheels (102) and (103) by one step of stairs, respectively, a driving unit for driving each wheel, a pivoting unit for pivoting the front and rear auxiliary wheels (105) and (107), sensors (121) to (124) for detecting a riser portion of stairs, and a control unit (120) for controlling the driving unit and the rotating unit in accordance with results of the sensors (121) to (124). Since the vehicle goes up and down stairs by rotation of the auxiliary wheels (105) and (107), a corner portion of the step of stairs is not damaged while the vehicle goes up and down stairs.
摘要:
The present clutch operating device includes a drive motor and a speed reduction mechanism. The speed reduction mechanism includes a link bar receiving a driving force of the drive motor, a clutch lever that is rotatably coupled to a first end of the link bar while being disposed rotatably with respect to a second cover, and a main roller that is rotatably attached to a second end of the link bar while being disposed to roll on the second cover.
摘要:
A clutch operating device includes a drive mechanism and a reduction mechanism. The drive mechanism generates a driving force. The reduction mechanism is a mechanism configured to amplify the driving force by reducing the driving amount to be inputted thereto from the reduction mechanism and convert the amplified driving force into an operating force of a clutch device. The reduction mechanism has a reduction ratio characteristic gradually increasing from a power blocking state to a power transmitting state of the clutch device and is allowed to adjust the reduction ratio characteristic in accordance with a state of the clutch device.
摘要:
A motorized cart is disclosed which allows a rider to safely ride an escalator. The motorized cart includes front wheels 2 and rear wheels 3 mounted on a vehicle body 1. A first support portion 6 is formed on the bottom of the vehicle body 1, and includes a plurality of contact portions which support the vehicle body 1 on the step surfaces of the escalator when it reaches the maximum inclined portion of the escalator.