Multi-speed hub drive wheels
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1. A multi-speed hub drive wheel, comprising:
- a wheel equipped with a hub;
a star compound gear train having first and second stages;
a motor disposed in said hub which drives said wheel by way of said star compound gear train; and
a clutch which switches the hub drive wheel between a first mode of operation in which the motor engages the first stage of the star compound gear train, and a second mode of operation in which the motor engages the second stage of the star compound gear train.
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A multi-speed hub drive wheel is provided which includes a wheel equipped with a hub; a star compound gear train having first and second stages; a motor disposed in the hub which drives the wheel by way of the star compound gear train; and a clutch which switches the hub drive wheel between a first mode of operation in which the motor engages the first stage of the star compound gear train, and a second mode of operation in which the motor engages the second stage of the star compound gear train.
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1. A multi-speed hub drive wheel, comprising:
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a wheel equipped with a hub; a star compound gear train having first and second stages; a motor disposed in said hub which drives said wheel by way of said star compound gear train; and a clutch which switches the hub drive wheel between a first mode of operation in which the motor engages the first stage of the star compound gear train, and a second mode of operation in which the motor engages the second stage of the star compound gear train. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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