A driveline for a vehicle includes a frame member, a knuckle, a control arm, a hub, an electric motor, and an axle member. The control arm couples the knuckle to the frame member. The hub is coupled to the knuckle and adapted to support a drive wheel for rotation about a wheel axis relative to the knuckle. The electric motor includes a rotor rotatable about a motor output axis. The motor is supported so that an orientation of the motor output axis relative to the knuckle and the frame member changes when an orientation of the control arm relative to the frame member changes. The axle member couples the rotor to the hub for torque transmission therebetween.
Vehicle driveline with articulating wheel motors
2020-07-07
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 |