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US 6,119,800 AGranted
Direct current electric vehicle drive
AssigneeThe Gates Corporation
InventorDonald R McComber
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AssigneeThe Gates Corporation
InventorDonald R McComber
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An improved electrically powered vehicle and associated method of the type having a mobile electrical storage device for providing electrical power electrically connected to a switching device, for selectively controlling the flow of electric power. The switching device is electrically connected to an electric motor. It selectively allows the flow of electrical power to the motor. The motor is mechanically connected to a belt type continuously variable transmission with the transmission mechanically connected to a drive wheel of the vehicle. It is improved by the motor, being of the direct current type, that is electrically connected to a continuously variable power supply control device responsive to an operator input. Further, the motor is mechanically connected to the continuously variable transmission, with the transmission adapted to respond to the rotational speed of the motor by varying in speed ratio.
An improved method for operating a vehicle with a combination, of a continuously variable transmission and an electric motor, powered by a mobile electrical storage device, with the steps of supplying electrical power to said combination from said storage device, transmitting mechanical power between said electric motor and a drive wheel of said vehicle, and varying a speed ratio between said electric motor and said drive wheel in a continuous manner, the improvement comprising:
An improved electrically powered vehicle of the type having a mobile electrical storage means for providing electrical power electrically connected to a switching means, for selectively controlling the flow of electric power, said switching means electrically connected to an electric motor to which said flow of electrical power selectively flows, said motor mechanically connected to a continuously variable transmission, and said transmission mechanically connected to a drive wheel of said vehicle, the improvement comprising:
An electrically powered vehicle comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.