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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2021
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Robert C. MacArthur, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Shigenori Shibata, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Corey Zwegers, Dexter, MI (US);
Rachel M. Menchak, Saline, MI (US);
Claudia A. Ma, Northville, MI (US);
Adam R. VanAntwerp, Chelsea, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A lifting system for generating a lifting force on a portion of a vehicle includes a vehicle wheel and a force-generating mechanism structured to be received inside a rim cavity of the wheel. The force-generating mechanism is also structured to be operably connected to a frame of a vehicle. A bearing member is operably connected to the force-generating mechanism. The bearing member is structured to transmit a force generated by the force-generating mechanism to a surface in physical contact with the bearing member. The bearing member is also structured for operably connecting the wheel to the force-generating mechanism. Force applied by the force-generating mechanism may be sufficient to lift a portion of the vehicle off of a ground surface, or the force may only be sufficient to apply a parking brake force without lifting the vehicle.