Wheel assembly
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsBenjamin YILMA, Travis Justin RAINES, Pattrick LOEW, Brian Robert SPAHN
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Abstract
A wheel assembly includes an attachment module, a motor module, a battery module, and a wheel. The wheel is rotatably coupled to the attachment module about a rotational axis of the wheel. The attachment module has a plurality of coupling elements, and the motor module and the battery module each releasably couple to one of the coupling elements. The wheel extends around the attachment, motor, and battery modules. The motor and battery modules are identically shaped in a direction along the rotational axis.
Claims20
A wheel assembly comprising:
- an attachment module having a plurality of coupling elements;
- a motor module and a battery module each releasably coupled to one of the coupling elements;
- and
- a wheel rotatably coupled to the attachment module about a rotational axis of the wheel and extending around the attachment, motor, and battery modules;
- wherein
- the motor and battery modules are identically shaped in a direction along the rotational axis.
A wheel-assembly kit comprising:
- a wheel having a cavity;
- a case including a chamber configured to receive the wheel;
- an attachment module configured to rotatably couple to the wheel about a rotational axis and having a plurality of coupling elements;
- and
- a motor module and a battery module each configured to releasably couple to one of the coupling elements and fit within the cavity;
- wherein
- the motor and battery modules are identically shaped in a direction along the rotational axis if coupled to the attachment module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.