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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Sudipto Aich, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David Melcher, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Zachary David Nelson, Detroit, MI (US);
Christopher Peplin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jamel Seagraves, Mountain View, CA (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A drive unit for a vehicle includes a drive unit spindle. The drive unit spindle extends along an axis for connecting the drive unit to the vehicle. The drive unit further includes one or more wheel assemblies. Each of the wheel assemblies has a hub that is removably supported by the spindle along the axis. At least one of the wheel assemblies includes a wheel which rotates about the hub and a motor connected to the wheel to rotate the wheel about the hub.