Mechanical gearbox for use with a vehicle and methods of assembling the same
AssigneeHub City, Inc.
InventorJustin Lee Dewey
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Abstract
A gearbox for use in a vehicle having a motor assembly includes a housing and an input shaft coupled to the housing. The input shaft is configured to be coupled to a first component of the motor assembly. The gearbox also includes a first gear set positioned within the housing and coupled to the input shaft. An intermediate shaft is positioned within the housing and is coupled to the first gear set. The gearbox further includes a second gear set positioned within the housing and coupled to the intermediate shaft and an output shaft coupled to the second gear set and to the housing. The output shaft is configured to be coupled to a second component of the motor assembly.
Claims18
A gearbox for use in a vehicle including a motor assembly, said gearbox comprising:
- a housing;
- an input shaft coupled to said housing, said input shaft configured to be coupled to a first component of the motor assembly;
- a first gear set positioned within said housing and coupled to said input shaft;
- an intermediate shaft positioned within said housing and coupled to said first gear set;
- a second gear set positioned within said housing and coupled to said intermediate shaft;
- and
- an output shaft coupled to said second gear set and to said housing, said output shaft configured to be coupled to a second component of the motor assembly, wherein said output shaft is vertically offset from said input shaft and from said intermediate shaft along a vertical axis extending through said output shaft and said intermediate shaft.
A vehicle comprising:
- a first rotating component configured to rotate about a first axis;
- a second rotating component configured to rotate about a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, wherein said second rotating component comprises a fan configured to generate a cooling airflow;
- and
- a gearbox coupled to both said first component and said second component, said gearbox comprising:
- a housing;
- an input shaft coupled to said housing, wherein said first rotating component comprises a drive wheel configured to rotate said input shaft;
- a first gear set positioned within said housing and coupled to said input shaft;
- an intermediate shaft positioned within said housing and coupled to said first gear set;
- a second gear set positioned within said housing and coupled to said intermediate shaft;
- and
- an output shaft coupled to said second gear set and to said housing.
A method of assembling a gearbox for use in a vehicle, said method comprising:
- coupling an input shaft to a housing;
- coupling a first gear set to the input shaft within the housing;
- coupling an intermediate shaft to the first gear set within the housing;
- coupling a second gear set to the intermediate shaft within the housing;
- and
- coupling an output shaft to the second gear set and to the housing, wherein coupling the input shaft comprises coupling the input shaft such that the input shaft is vertically offset from the output shaft along a vertical axis and such that the input shaft is vertically aligned with the intermediate shaft along the vertical axis.
A vehicle comprising:
- a first rotating component configured to rotate about a first axis;
- a second rotating component configured to rotate about a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis;
- and
- a gearbox coupled to both said first component and said second component, said gearbox comprising:
- a housing;
- an input shaft coupled to said housing;
- a first gear set positioned within said housing and coupled to said input shaft;
- an intermediate shaft positioned within said housing and coupled to said first gear set;
- a second gear set positioned within said housing and coupled to said intermediate shaft;
- and
- an output shaft coupled to said second gear set and to said housing, wherein said output shaft is vertically offset from said input shaft and from said intermediate shaft along a vertical axis extending through said output shaft and said intermediate shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.