Motor vehicles – Having at least one wheel both driven and steerable – Steerable wheel has exclusive axis of pivot
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-15
2005-03-15
Boehler, Anne Marie (Department: 3611)
Motor vehicles
Having at least one wheel both driven and steerable
Steerable wheel has exclusive axis of pivot
C180S065510, C280S093512
Reexamination Certificate
active
06866114
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle transmission comprising a vehicle chassis (10), a hub unit (20) for a driven wheel; a chassis mounted drive motor assembly (11) individual to the hub unit and pivoted to the chassis about an axis (12) passing through or adjacent to the center of gravity of the motor assembly; a shaft assembly connecting the drive motor assembly to a rotatable part (25) of the hub unit and comprising a shaft (31) connected to a fixed, constant-velocity, universal joint (26) at the outboard end of the shaft which is drivingly connected to the rotatable part of the hub unit; a wheel suspension (22, 23) connected between a non-rotatable part (21) of the hub unit and the chassis (10); and a rigid tube (19) connnecting the non-rotatable part of the hub unit to the motor assembly, the non-rotatable part (21) of the hub unit being pivotally mounted with respect tot the tube about the center of articulation of the universal joint and the shaft lying within said tube and being rigidly connected to the motor assembly.
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Boehler Anne Marie
GKN Technology Limited
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