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An improved magnetic wheel for a vehicle that moves over ferromagnetic surfaces. The vehicle includes an articulating, remotely controlled chassis that is constructed around a variable frequency motor. Drive axles extend from spring biased torsion hubs and are supported at resilient bushings at each

An improved magnetic wheel for a vehicle that moves over ferromagnetic surfaces. The vehicle includes an articulating, remotely controlled chassis that is constructed around a variable frequency motor. Drive axles extend from spring biased torsion hubs and are supported at resilient bushings at each wheel. Each wheel includes a number of adjoining annular permanent magnet pole sets. Permanent magnet disks are arrayed around the circumference of each pole set. At least one pole set is secured to a wheel hub and the others are supported from resiliently mounted registration pins. The resiliently mounted pole sets are able to flex with encountered irregularities at the work surface as the axle tracks and independently flexes with the surface changes.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A magnetic wheel comprising:a) a hub having an axle bore; andb) a plurality of annular pole sets mounted to said hub in adjacent registry to one another, wherein peripheral edges of the plurality of pole sets define a rolling surface of said wheel, wherein each pole set i

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A magnetic wheel comprising:a) a hub having an axle bore; andb) a plurality of annular pole sets mounted to said hub in adjacent registry to one another, wherein peripheral edges of the plurality of pole sets define a rolling surface of said wheel, wherein each pole set includes a plurality of permanent magnets, and including means for resiliently supporting said plurality of pole sets to said hub such that at least one of said pole sets can move transverse to the rolling surface independent of the other pole sets, whereby said rolling surface can flex with encountered surface irregularities.