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US 11,634,191 B2Granted
Electric motorcycle with novel swing arm configuration
AssigneeCurtiss Motorcycle Company, Inc.
InventorJames Thomas Nesbitt, III
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Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to a swing arm configuration and, more specifically, a swing arm that is supported by a shaft of a motor, such as an electric motor of a motorcycle. The configuration includes a swing arm assembly that is supported by a shaft of a motor at one end and a rear axle at the other end. Advantageously, the shaft of the motor may be a structural component of an electric motorcycle and serve as the swing arm pivot as well as the drive shaft.
Claims12
An electric motorcycle including a swing arm configuration, comprising;
- a housing supported by a chassis;
- a power source configured to supply power to an electric motor within the housing;
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- a singular shaft operatively connected to the motor and pivotably connected to a swing arm assembly, wherein said swing arm assembly is supported by said shaft, and said shaft mechanically connected to a rear wheel and configured for transmitting rotational motion to the rear wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.