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Title:
IN-WHEEL MOTOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2007089238
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an in-wheel motor which can be manufactured at a low cost by permitting free rotation of the wheel when the motor body is faulty.

The motor body 1 comprises a motor stator 2 installed fixedly on the body side, and a motor rotor 3 arranged on the outer circumferential side of the motor stator 2. A wheel 4 is arranged on the outer circumferential side of the motor rotor 3 to rotate relatively and a centrifugal clutch 15 is fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the motor rotor 3. The centrifugal clutch 15 friction engages with the inner circumferential surface of the wheel 4 depending on an acting centrifugal force.


Inventors:
ITO TOMOYUKI
Application Number:
JP2005271355A
Publication Date:
April 05, 2007
Filing Date:
September 20, 2005
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO LTD
International Classes:
H02K7/112; B60K7/00; B60L15/00
Domestic Patent References:
JP2005075189A2005-03-24
JP2005162159A2005-06-23
JP2005253249A2005-09-15
JP2003092865A2003-03-28
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masatake Shiga
Tadashi Takahashi
Masakazu Aoyama
Suzuki Mitsuyoshi
Kazuya Nishi
Yasuhiko Murayama