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US 2014/0260791 A1Published application
Driving device
AssigneeNabtesco Corporation
InventorsTakahito Azuma, Hiroki Mizuhashi
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Abstract
A driving device is provided with a gear unit and axial gap motors. The gear unit is provided with an input shaft and a driven member. The input shaft is supported by a supporting member. The input shaft is engaged with the driven member. Two axial gap motors are respectively attached to the input shaft so as to face each other.
Claims20
A driving device comprising a gear unit and axial gap motors, the gear unit comprising:
- an input shaft supported by a supporting member;
- a driven member engaged with the input shaft;
- and
- first and second axial gap motors attached to the input shaft so as to face each other.
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A device comprising:
- a first axial gap motor and a second axial gap motor, each motor having a rotor and a stator,
- a carrier,
- at least one crankshaft rotatably supported by the carrier and being connected to the rotors of the first and second axial gap motors;
- and
- at least one external gear engaged with the at least one crankshaft and being drivable thereby;
- wherein the first and second axial gap motors are attached to the at least one crankshaft so as to face each other.
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A device comprising:
- a plurality of axial gap motors, each motor having a rotor and a stator,
- a supporting member,
- an input shaft supported by the supporting member;
- and
- at least one driven member engaged with the input shaft;
- wherein the axial gap motors are attached to the input shaft so that either the rotors thereof or the stators thereof face each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.