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Title:
IN-WHEEL MOTOR FOR ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2002/066280
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An in-wheel motor for electric automobiles that is so designed that a driving motor can be attached to the car body without regard to the shape, construction and characteristics of the driving motor and that a desired gear ratio of the speed reduction gear mechanism can be optionally selected without changing the driving motor. The in-wheel motor comprises a driving motor (1200), a speed reduction gear mechanism (1300), a wheel bearing, and a mechanical brake, which are combined to constitute the driving unit for an electric automobile, wherein the driving motor (1200) has a casing (1210) having received therein a rotor (1240) and a stator (1220), the speed reduction gear mechanism (1300) being composed of a planetary gear mechanism having a wheel shaft (1410) connected to the output side thereof, the wheel shaft (1410) being received in a housing (1411) that fixes the wheel bearing on the outer periphery of the end thereof, the upper and lower outside portions of the casing (1210) being provided with pedestals (800, 810) having fixing means, the pedestals (800, 810) having attachments attached thereto which are connected to joint mechanisms (612, 712) movably connected to a suspension mechanism.

Inventors:
SHIMIZU HIROSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2001/011434
Publication Date:
August 29, 2002
Filing Date:
December 26, 2001
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
JAPAN SCIENCE & TECH CORP (JP)
SHIMIZU HIROSHI (JP)
International Classes:
B60B35/14; B60K7/00; B60G7/00; B60K17/04; B60K17/30; B60L15/00; H02K5/00; H02K5/04; H02K7/116; H02K7/14; H02K5/10; H02K5/173; H02K5/22; H02K7/102; (IPC1-7): B60L15/00; B60K7/00
Foreign References:
JP2000052788A2000-02-22
JPH11170831A1999-06-29
JPH11115507A1999-04-27
JPH1189178A1999-03-30
JPH0781430A1995-03-28
Other References:
See also references of EP 1362736A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shimizu, Mamoru (Tokyo, JP)
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