Independent axle drive

• US 20110232984A1
• Filed: 06/02/2011
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Charles Richard Wurm
• Original Assignee: Charles Richard Wurm
• Inventors: Wurm, Charles Richard
• Application Number:
  US13/134,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20110232984A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/69.6
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2007/0046 the motor moving together with the vehicle body, i.e. moving independently from the wheel axle
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 2007/0061 the motor axle being parallel to the wheel axle
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 7/0007 the motor being electric
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries

Abstract

The presented application is used to power an electric vehicle using this efficient and compact method of transmitting rotational power within a single compact enclosure. The unforeseen positive byproducts from this system of transmitting rotational energy are flywheel and gyroscopic energies.

Claims

1. Two independent gear and chain or belt drive systems operating directly adjacent to one another and constructed as a compact efficient drive system assembly, said drive assembly sits within a sealed case, said assembly case is a single independent module, said drive assembly within said assembly case, consists of two larger gears and fittings, forming a drive cluster assembly, that form the differential portion of said drive assembly powering the vehicle drive wheels, these large gears are able move independently from one another and are powered by a separate motor or other means, that provides power individually or, together, at the same or, different speeds, they may even move in different directions, said drive assembly case and said motors or other means used to power said assembly are mounted on a vehicle chassis and not mounted to the moving suspension members holding the vehicle drive wheels, and so do not increase the un-sprung weight of said moving suspension members,

2. a drive system as recited in claim 1 wherein said rotational movement of said drive cluster assembly because of the position, shape, weight and motion of the larger gears stores kinetic energy allowing the vehicle to more efficiently use propulsion energy,

3. a drive system as recited in claim 1 wherein said rotational movement of said drive cluster assembly because of the position, shape, weight and motion of the larger gears and how these gears are attached and orientated to the chassis, creates a gyroscopic energy effect adding stability to the vehicle,

4. a drive system as recited in claim 1 wherein the sealed case containing said drive assembly is kept under vacuum when the assembly is in operation to reduce the air resistance to the spinning parts and increase the efficient storage of kinetic energy.