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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2010
Masami Osawa, Nagoya, JP;
Yuki Tojima, Chita-gun, JP;
Masami Osawa, Nagoya, JP;
Yuki Tojima, Chita-gun, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An in-wheel motor unit is suspended from a vehicle body and outputs torque from an internal motor to a wheel; and has a knuckle, which is suspended from the aforementioned vehicle body; an output shaft, which outputs motor torque to the wheel; a wheel hub, which rotates together with the wheel and is connected to the output shaft such that the output shaft and the wheel hub can rotate together; and a unit casing for the in-wheel motor unit, which houses the motor. The wheel hub is rotatably supported by a first part of the knuckle via a hub bearing, and the unit casing is fixed to a second part of the knuckle via a sleeve.