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Title:
VEHICLE WHEEL, ITS MOUNTING METHOD, AND IN-WHEEL MOTOR SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2005153725
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a method to cool sufficiently a wheel brake device even if a wheel is mounted in which the brake device has a poor cooling environment and provide a wheel constitution for cooling the brake device efficiently.

An in-wheel motor system according to this invention includes an in-wheel motor 3 of hollow shape which is installed in each wheel part and supported through a buffer device 10 on a knuckle 5 as an underbody component of the vehicle, wherein a heat conducting member 9 made from a material having high thermal conductivity such as silicone grease or silicone series rubber, graphite, aluminum alloy, or copper alloy is interposed in the mounting boundary surfaces of the wheel 2 and the brake device 8 where the rotary part of the motor 3 is installed, and the heat generated by the brake device 8 is conducted to the wheel 2 through the heat conducting member 9 so that the brake device 8 is cooled efficiently.


Inventors:
NAGAYA TAKESHI
Application Number:
JP2003395819A
Publication Date:
June 16, 2005
Filing Date:
November 26, 2003
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
BRIDGESTONE CORP
International Classes:
B60B3/14; B60B1/00; B60B3/00; B60B27/00; B60B35/02; B60K7/00; B60T5/00; (IPC1-7): B60B3/14; B60B1/00; B60B3/00; B60B27/00; B60B35/02; B60K7/00; B60T5/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Junichi Miyazono