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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Inventors:
Barry Koval, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Benjamin Bowlby, Zionsville, IN (US);
Assignee:
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/356 (2006.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60K 17/356 (2013.01); B60K 17/043 (2013.01); B60K 17/046 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0038 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0053 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0061 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0092 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric drive motor assembly for a wheel includes a wheel hub and an electric motor configured to drive the wheel hub. A drive shaft connects the wheel hub to the electric motor. A pivot member is pivotally connected to the electric motor such that the electric motor is rotatable about the pivot member to accommodate movement of the wheel hub.