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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Sang Woo Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Min Jun Kim, Busan, KR;
Jun Ho Seong, Seoul, KR;
Woo Keun Park, Seongnam-Si, KR;
Sehyun Chang, Suwon-Si, KR;
Youngil Sohn, Yongin-Si, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A driving module includes a housing rotatably supported about a knuckle unit, a barrel unit rotatably supported by the housing, a first rotation input unit and a second rotation input unit rotatably supported by the knuckle unit, a first gear unit engaged with the first rotation input unit to transmit a rotation force input from the first rotation input unit to the housing or the barrel unit, a second gear unit engaged with the second rotation input unit and the first gear unit to transmit a rotation force input from the second rotation input unit to the housing or the barrel unit, and a controller configured to control rotations of the first rotation input unit and the second rotation input unit independently of each other to selectively rotate the housing or the barrel unit so that a vehicle is movable in all directions.