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Electric vehicle

US10968986B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 2020
Grant dateApr 6, 2021
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2200/2038
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An electric vehicle includes a disc fixed to a housing. The electric vehicle also includes a first shaft connected to a motor and rotatable by the motor, and a second shaft connected to a wheel and spaced apart from the first shaft. Further, the electric vehicle includes a hub press-fitted to an outer circumference of the second shaft, and a sleeve spline-coupled with an outer circumference of the hub. The sleeve is slidable between the first shaft and the disc. The electric vehicle operates in any one of a driving mode, a neutral mode, and a parking mode according to a position of the sleeve.

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