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Reinvent the wheel
Mankind uses a wheel for almost seven thousand years. And all this time there were regular people who have tried to improve it. Today we tell about 10 contemporary attempts to re-invent the wheel.
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ShockWheel - wheel drive for the stairs
Creator wheel ShockWheel claims that his offspring in the near future will make a real revolution in the market of two-wheeled transport - bicycles, motorcycles and mopeds. After all, it can be completely transparent to overcome various obstacles such as bumps, curbs and even the flights of stairs.
ShockWheel - this wheel with built-in suspension, which will absorb the shaking when cycling. When zooming in on a bump or curb, the central axis of the wheel slightly pressed against the rim and then slowly, almost imperceptibly again rectify their situation.
Nulla - empty wheel bicycle
Designer Brad Waugh decided to rid the bicycle wheel from a seemingly totally irreplaceable element - the spokes. His concept called Nulla involves creating completely empty inside a moving element which is rotated by a large number of teeth in the inner part of the rim.
Thus, efforts made by the cyclist during the pedaling motion, go directly to the wheel, passing the transfer element in the form of a chain, as well as energy loss during cushioning. However, on this bike can ride only on perfectly flat roads - during road racing bikes from the owners on the basis of Nulla is a significant advantage over competitors on a conventional bicycle.
Supple - spherical wheel
Designer Mohamad Sadegh Samakoush offers in the future do not wheel round and spherical. And develop them to a vehicle with the name Supple should become the world's first vehicle on the driving of such structural elements.
Supple allows passengers to move around the city without getting up from the chair. It's compact vehicle can travel both on public roads and inside buildings. Moreover, several of these "balls" can be combined to save energy.
Roadless Wheel - wheel offroad
Wheel Roadless Wheel very similar in concept to the already mentioned project ShockWheel. However, this element of the design of vehicles not designed for riding on bad roads, curbs and stairs, and even on the road.
Multi-stage damper system that underlies the technology Roadless Wheel, wheel allows you to adjust to any type of surface for the ride even on the most difficult off-road conditions. The wheel can increase and decrease in size as while driving, and at bus stops, depending on the current need.
Thus wheels Roadless Wheel can be put on a wide range of vehicles - from bicycles to cars and small trucks.
The Wheel House - House-wheel for circus performers
The couple of acrobats calling themselves traveling circus Acrojou, has created its own version of the wheel. The Wheel House - it's a round house, which in itself is rolling along the roads and city streets.
The Wheel House - a house that has everything you need, not only for life but also for speeches to the audience. Participants use their Acrojou round house as equipment for performing acrobatic stunts to the delight adults and children.
However, even during such performances in The Wheel House can be seen firmly attached to the structure of a simple objects nomadic life acrobats.
i-Flex - airless tire future
In 2013, Hankook has introduced a revolutionary car wheels that are completely unnecessary and bus tires. The fact that i-Flex is a single piece, fully poured from a renewable plastic.
i-Flex is several times more durable than standard automotive air wheels, while the test using this system have shown that it can significantly reduce fuel consumption when driving, but still produces the motion is much less noise.
Retractable spikes on the tires from Nokian
Known company Nokian believes that the car is too early to give up the tires at all. After i-Flex system gives the answer to how you can use it to move safely in winter when the roads are covered with snow and ice. Nokian Tyres developed in the future that can be used during all four seasons of the year.
The fact that the new tires from Nokian have spikes that can push at the onset of cold touch of a dedicated button on the dashboard. The process of conversion of summer tires in winter only takes a few seconds.
Copenhagen Wheel - wheel with integrated motor
Copenhagen Wheel - this wheel which alone its existence turns an ordinary bike into an electric. This is achieved by a built-in motor that can operate both as a motor and as a power generator.
When charged battery Copenhagen Wheel is the most moving bike forward. But if you want to switch to pedal cyclist thrust movement of his legs will allow to charge the battery, built-in wheel for further use, for example, when climbing uphill or tiredness.
Wheelies - wheel with built-in monitor
Wheelies - the perfect way to distract drivers from the road and cause a traffic accident. We are talking about the wheel for motorcycle, which built hundreds of LEDs. During the movement of the light generated is transformed into a dynamic image, with which you can show short videos advertising or entertainment.
However, the creators Wheelies say that this system is not developed as a new platform for advertising, and to help motorcyclists on giving izh vehicles even more individuality.
Wheel, which can be folded
A British company has developed an unusual Vitamins wheel for bicycles and wheelchairs that can be folded several times. Suffice it to take off his mount, and that the moving parts is reduced in size.
Using a similar folding wheels greatly facilitate life for athletes and people with limited mobility, who love to travel a lot. Indeed, such a construction can even hide in a large travel bag that does not pay separately for the transportation of bicycles and wheelchairs.
All, thank you for your patience.
10 photos
Recovered here
ShockWheel - wheel drive for the stairs
Creator wheel ShockWheel claims that his offspring in the near future will make a real revolution in the market of two-wheeled transport - bicycles, motorcycles and mopeds. After all, it can be completely transparent to overcome various obstacles such as bumps, curbs and even the flights of stairs.
ShockWheel - this wheel with built-in suspension, which will absorb the shaking when cycling. When zooming in on a bump or curb, the central axis of the wheel slightly pressed against the rim and then slowly, almost imperceptibly again rectify their situation.
Nulla - empty wheel bicycle
Designer Brad Waugh decided to rid the bicycle wheel from a seemingly totally irreplaceable element - the spokes. His concept called Nulla involves creating completely empty inside a moving element which is rotated by a large number of teeth in the inner part of the rim.
Thus, efforts made by the cyclist during the pedaling motion, go directly to the wheel, passing the transfer element in the form of a chain, as well as energy loss during cushioning. However, on this bike can ride only on perfectly flat roads - during road racing bikes from the owners on the basis of Nulla is a significant advantage over competitors on a conventional bicycle.
Supple - spherical wheel
Designer Mohamad Sadegh Samakoush offers in the future do not wheel round and spherical. And develop them to a vehicle with the name Supple should become the world's first vehicle on the driving of such structural elements.
Supple allows passengers to move around the city without getting up from the chair. It's compact vehicle can travel both on public roads and inside buildings. Moreover, several of these "balls" can be combined to save energy.
Roadless Wheel - wheel offroad
Wheel Roadless Wheel very similar in concept to the already mentioned project ShockWheel. However, this element of the design of vehicles not designed for riding on bad roads, curbs and stairs, and even on the road.
Multi-stage damper system that underlies the technology Roadless Wheel, wheel allows you to adjust to any type of surface for the ride even on the most difficult off-road conditions. The wheel can increase and decrease in size as while driving, and at bus stops, depending on the current need.
Thus wheels Roadless Wheel can be put on a wide range of vehicles - from bicycles to cars and small trucks.
The Wheel House - House-wheel for circus performers
The couple of acrobats calling themselves traveling circus Acrojou, has created its own version of the wheel. The Wheel House - it's a round house, which in itself is rolling along the roads and city streets.
The Wheel House - a house that has everything you need, not only for life but also for speeches to the audience. Participants use their Acrojou round house as equipment for performing acrobatic stunts to the delight adults and children.
However, even during such performances in The Wheel House can be seen firmly attached to the structure of a simple objects nomadic life acrobats.
i-Flex - airless tire future
In 2013, Hankook has introduced a revolutionary car wheels that are completely unnecessary and bus tires. The fact that i-Flex is a single piece, fully poured from a renewable plastic.
i-Flex is several times more durable than standard automotive air wheels, while the test using this system have shown that it can significantly reduce fuel consumption when driving, but still produces the motion is much less noise.
Retractable spikes on the tires from Nokian
Known company Nokian believes that the car is too early to give up the tires at all. After i-Flex system gives the answer to how you can use it to move safely in winter when the roads are covered with snow and ice. Nokian Tyres developed in the future that can be used during all four seasons of the year.
The fact that the new tires from Nokian have spikes that can push at the onset of cold touch of a dedicated button on the dashboard. The process of conversion of summer tires in winter only takes a few seconds.
Copenhagen Wheel - wheel with integrated motor
Copenhagen Wheel - this wheel which alone its existence turns an ordinary bike into an electric. This is achieved by a built-in motor that can operate both as a motor and as a power generator.
When charged battery Copenhagen Wheel is the most moving bike forward. But if you want to switch to pedal cyclist thrust movement of his legs will allow to charge the battery, built-in wheel for further use, for example, when climbing uphill or tiredness.
Wheelies - wheel with built-in monitor
Wheelies - the perfect way to distract drivers from the road and cause a traffic accident. We are talking about the wheel for motorcycle, which built hundreds of LEDs. During the movement of the light generated is transformed into a dynamic image, with which you can show short videos advertising or entertainment.
However, the creators Wheelies say that this system is not developed as a new platform for advertising, and to help motorcyclists on giving izh vehicles even more individuality.
Wheel, which can be folded
A British company has developed an unusual Vitamins wheel for bicycles and wheelchairs that can be folded several times. Suffice it to take off his mount, and that the moving parts is reduced in size.
Using a similar folding wheels greatly facilitate life for athletes and people with limited mobility, who love to travel a lot. Indeed, such a construction can even hide in a large travel bag that does not pay separately for the transportation of bicycles and wheelchairs.
All, thank you for your patience.
