US 12,122,467 B2
Moving device
Tooru Kikuchi, Tokyo (JP); Takao Murakoshi, Tokyo (JP); and Kenji Tsuchiya, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Tokyo Keiki Inc., Tokyo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/600,688
Filed by TOKYO KEIKI INC., Tokyo (JP)
PCT Filed May 30, 2019, PCT No. PCT/JP2019/021602
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 1, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/240791, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0177060 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 57/024 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 57/024 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A moving device for moving on a wall surface comprising:
at least two or more vehicles each comprising:
a body,
two first wheels disposed on the body and each rotatable around a shaft for moving on the wall surface,
two rotation drivers which rotate each of the two first wheels respectively,
an adhesion mechanism which is disposed on the body and adheres to the wall surface, and
a link, wherein:
the link extends in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the shaft beyond circumferences of the two first wheels,
one end of the link is connected to the shaft in a manner rotatable around the shaft, and rotatable relative to the two first wheels, and
one or multiple couplers that connect every vehicle located adjacent to each other in a traveling direction of the at least two or more vehicles, wherein the one or multiple couplers located at the other end of the link belonging to each of the at least two or more vehicles connect between the vehicles located adjacent to each other in the traveling direction.