VEHICLE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND VEHICLE USING THE SAME
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1. A vehicle power transfer system, the vehicle power transfer system comprising:
- a differential unit coupled to a half axle; and
an electric motor for supplying torque to propel a vehicle, wherein the electric motor is collinear with the differential unit and the half axle.
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Abstract
A vehicle power transfer system and method, and vehicle using the same. The vehicle power transfer system including a differential unit coupled to a half axle, and an electric motor for supplying torque to propel a vehicle. The electric motor is collinear with the differential unit and the half axle.
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20 Claims
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1. A vehicle power transfer system, the vehicle power transfer system comprising:
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a differential unit coupled to a half axle; and
an electric motor for supplying torque to propel a vehicle, wherein the electric motor is collinear with the differential unit and the half axle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for transferring power in a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing an electric motor configured to generate torque, and a differential unit coupled to a half axle; and
aligning the electric motor collinear with the differential unit and the half axle. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A vehicle comprising:
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a differential unit coupled to a half axle, wherein the half axle is configured to couple to a wheel of the vehicle; and
an electric motor aligned collinearly with the differential unit and the half axle, and including a rotor shaft having a bore such that the rotor shaft has an inner and outer surface, wherein the half axle passes through the bore such that the half axle is proximate the inner surface of the rotor shaft. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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