Wheel rotating apparatus and in-wheel motor vehicle
US7717203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/91
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a wheel rotating apparatus including a motor and a planet gear mechanism to generate a drive force, the planet gear includes first and second gears having different diameters, connected to each other in an axial direction thereof with planet gear shaft. The first gear is inside the stator and the rotor in radial and axial directions of the wheel and the second gear is outside the first gear in an axial direction of the wheel. A vehicle may include a suspension connected to the base of the wheel rotating apparatus.
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