In-wheel motor vehicle
AssigneeMando Corporation
InventorMyoung June Kim
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an in-wheel motor vehicle to increase design freedom of an electric motor mounted in a wheel, dynamic performance of the vehicle, and cooling performance of a brake device. The in-wheel motor vehicle includes a wheel rotatably mounted to a vehicle body, an electric motor mounted in the wheel to drive the wheel, an axle extending from the wheel to the vehicle body so as to be rotated together with the wheel, and a brake device mounted to the vehicle body at a position spaced apart from the wheel for braking of the axle.
Claims8
An in-wheel motor vehicle having a wheel rotatably mounted to a vehicle body and an electric motor mounted in the wheel to drive the wheel, the vehicle further comprising:
- an axle extending from the wheel to the vehicle body so as to rotate together with the wheel;
- and
- a brake device mounted to the vehicle body at a position spaced apart from the wheel for braking of the axle,
- wherein the electric motor is arranged to surround at least a portion of the axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.