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US 2008/0289891 A1Published application
Mounting structure of part
AssigneesToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsShigekazu Yogo, Ryoji Mizutani, Yuki Tojima, Shuuetsu Suzuki
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Abstract
A breather device provided on the outer peripheral section of a case of an in-wheel motor is located at a position above the rotation shaft of the in-wheel motor, between the in-wheel motor and a wheel. The position is inside the wheel in the width direction of a vehicle.
Claims3
An in-wheel motor, comprising:
- an electric motor generating motive power;
- a speed reducer arranged toward a wheel relative to said electric motor to reduce an output of said electric motor;
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- a rotation shaft arranged toward said wheel relative to said speed reducer to transmit an output of said speed reducer to said wheel, wherein
- said rotation shaft is connected to a motive power transmission mechanism transmitting said motive power to said wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.