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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2020
Piaggio & C. S.p.a., Pontedera, IT;
Piaggio & C. S.p.A., Pontedera, IT;
Abstract
The present invention relates to saddle-ride type vehicle, motorcycle or motorbike, comprising a frame (), at least a steering wheel () rotatably connected to the frame and a single driving wheel (). The vehicle further comprises a motor assembly () and a transmission unit (T) that mechanically connects the motor assembly () to the driving wheel. The motor assembly comprises a thermal engine (MT) including a crankshaft (), an electric machine (E) including a stator (S) and a rotor (R), and a clutch (C) including a driving shaft (C) and a driven shaft (C). The motor assembly () further comprises a gearbox (G) provided with an input shaft () and an output shaft (). According to the present invention the crankshaft () of the thermal engine (MT), the rotor (R) of the electric machine (E) and the two shafts (C, C) of the clutch are coaxial so as to rotate around a common rotation axis () which is parallel to a longitudinal direction (Y) of the vehicle and parallel to the rotation axis of the output shaft () of said gearbox (G).