Patents Assigned to Galileo Mobility Instruments Ltd.
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Patent number: 7743858Abstract: A vehicle (for example an unmanned robot vehicle) which includes a main body provided with a main locomotion mechanism for traveling over a terrain. The device is provided with at least one arm for enhanced support and maneuverability, the arm pivotally attached to the main body. The arm is controllable and capable of being rotated to a position where the arm or at least a substantial portion of the arm is placed in contact with the terrain or obstacle, so as to provide support or leverage to the main body.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignees: Elbit Systems Ltd, Galileo Mobility Instruments Ltd.Inventors: Avishay Novoplanski, Stefan Hodis
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Publication number: 20090212623Abstract: A traction system for a vehicle has a support frame that defines a circular track belt support that is revolvable about an axis at its center, a flexible track belt; and a track belt stretching assembly comprising one or more track belt stretching rollers. The system has one traction configuration in which the flexible traction belt is held on said support track forming a substantially circular, wheel-like traction surface, and can change to a stretching state in which said rollers engage said belt and stretch it from its state in said one traction configuration to a stretched state to define one or more other traction configurations of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2009Publication date: August 27, 2009Applicant: GALILEO MOBILITY INSTRUMENTS LTD.Inventors: Yuval Spector, Dan Raz, Avishay Novoplanski, Gregory Rinberg
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Patent number: 7547078Abstract: A traction system for a vehicle has a support frame that defines a circular track belt support that is revolvable about an axis at its center, a flexible track belt; and a track belt stretching assembly comprising one or more track belt stretching rollers. The system has one traction configuration in which the flexible traction belt is held on said support track forming a substantially circular, wheel-like traction surface, and can change to a stretching state in which said rollers engage said belt and stretch it from its state in said one traction configuration to a stretched state to define one or more other traction configurations of the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Galileo Mobility Instruments Ltd.Inventors: Yuval Spector, Dan Raz, Avishay Novoplanski, Gregory Rinberg
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Publication number: 20080061627Abstract: A traction system for a vehicle has a support frame that defines a circular track belt support that is revolvable about an axis at its center, a flexible track belt; and a track belt stretching assembly comprising one or more track belt stretching rollers. The system has one traction configuration in which the flexible traction belt is held on said support track forming a substantially circular, wheel-like traction surface, and can change to a stretching state in which said rollers engage said belt and stretch it from its state in said one traction configuration to a stretched state to define one or more other traction configurations of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: GALILEO MOBILITY INSTRUMENTS LTD.Inventors: Yuval Spector, Dan Raz, Avishay Novoplanski, Gregory Rinberg
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Patent number: 7334850Abstract: A traction system for a vehicle has a support frame that defines a circular track belt support that is revolvable about an axis at its center, a flexible track belt; and a track belt stretching assembly comprising one or more track belt stretching rollers. The system has one traction configuration in which the flexible traction belt is held on the support track forming a substantially circular, wheel-like traction surface, and can change to a stretching state in which the rollers engage the belt. In the stretched state, the rollers stretch the belt from its state in the one traction configuration to a stretched state to define one or more other traction configurations of the system.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2002Date of Patent: February 26, 2008Assignee: Galileo Mobility Instruments Ltd.Inventors: Yuval Spector, Dan Raz, Avishay Novoplanski, Gregory Rinberg
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Patent number: 6422576Abstract: A transport mechanism (104) for transporting a load-assembly (102), the transport mechanism comprising a closed flexible track (106) supported at an internal side thereof by at least two support rollers (108, 110), which at a first position one of the support rollers (108) exerts a force having a downward component onto the flexible track (106) at a point of contact thereof with a ground surface and biasing arrangement for biasing said flexible track (106) so as to assume a substantially circular shape. A displacing mechanism (112) is coupled to at least one of the support rollers for mutually displacing the support rollers into a second position, against the biasing arrangement in which the support rollers force the track to assume a state in which an extended portion (122) thereof is in contact with the ground surface and at least two of the support rollers are positioned at two ends of the portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2000Date of Patent: July 23, 2002Assignee: Galileo Mobility Instruments Ltd.Inventors: Gil Michaeli, Avishay Novoplanski