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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Malcolm F Ruppert, Hebron, OH (US);
Dean Mark House, Pataskala, OH (US);
William Carl Sullivan, Newark, OH (US);
Silvio Masaaki Yamada, Gahanna, OH (US);
Assignee:
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems, LLC., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180 655 ; 74411 ; 74417 ; 74424 ; 180 656 ;
Abstract
An improved mount for an electric motor and drive gear includes mounting both of the motor and drive gear within a gear housing for a vehicle wheel. The motor is mounted on one side of the drive axis of the wheel, and the drive gear is mounted in bearings on an opposed side of the drive axis. In this way, the overall longitudinal distance required for mounting both the motor and the drive gear is reduced when compared to the envelope of the vehicle wheel.