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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Curt D. Gilmore, Fenton, MI (US);
Herbert Adams, Waterford, MI (US);
Inventors:
Curt D. Gilmore, Fenton, MI (US);
Herbert Adams, Waterford, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle drivetrain with a wheel and an inside-out motor. The wheel includes a hub and a rim that is disposed about the hub. The rim includes a sealing bead that is configured to sealingly engage the opposite sidewalls of an inflatable tire. The inside-out motor includes a rotor that is at least partially disposed in the rim.