Patents Assigned to Eiko Shiraishi
  • Omnidirectional drive system
    Patent number: 4519466
    Abstract: An omnidirectional drive system including a driven body, a drive unit having an inclined doughnut-shaped drive wheel and a follower unit. The driven body is supportable either jointly by the drive and follower units or solely by the follower unit. The driven body can move omnidirectionally through 360 degrees and its direction of movement can be determined by an angle at which the drive wheel is tilted relative to the driven body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1985
    Assignee: Eiko Shiraishi
    Inventor: Yoshiro Shiraishi