An in-wheel electric motor for a vehicle is provided. The in-wheel electric motor comprises: a stator 101; a rotor 102 arranged to be housed within a wheel 109 of the vehicle; and coupling means 114 for selectively coupling and decoupling the rotor 102 to the wheel 109 of the vehicle. When the rotor 102 is coupled to the wheel 109, the rotor 102 is arranged to rotate with the wheel 109, and when the rotor 102 is decoupled from the wheel 109, the rotor 102 is arranged to be stationary with respect to the stator 101 when the wheel 109 rotates relative to the stator 101. A vehicle having such an in-wheel electric motor, and a method for an in-wheel electric motor for a vehicle are also disclosed.
Decoupled rotor
2023-12-27
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES |