Oil circulating system for electric vehicle
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1. An electric vehicle comprising:
- a wheeled frame having at least one pair of drive wheels;
an electric drive motor, including a stator and a coil, for generating a first output torque;
a torque transmission train for transmitting said first output torque to said drive wheels;
oil circulating means for feeding oil to said drive motor and said torque transmission train, said oil circulating means comprising;
an oil sump;
oil distributing means for distributing oil to said electric drive motor and said torque transmission train for cooling and lubrication;
an electric prime mover separate from, in addition to and operable independently of said electric drive motor for generating a second output torque;
oil pump means for delivering oil from said oil sump to said oil distributing means; and
pump drive means for transmitting said first and second output torques to said oil pump means, said pump drive means including mechanical drive means connecting said oil pump means and said torque transmission train, for transmitting the first output torque of said electric drive motor to said oil pump means.
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An electric vehicle includes a drive motor for generating a output drive torque, a torque transmission train for transmitting the output torque to the drive wheels of the electric vehicle and an oil circulating circuit for feeding oil to the drive motor and the torque transmission train. The oil circulating circuit includes: a mechanical drive unit driven by the torque transmission train and adapted to be driven by the rotation of the running motor; and an electric prime mover separate from and in addition to the drive motor.
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1. An electric vehicle comprising:
- a wheeled frame having at least one pair of drive wheels;
an electric drive motor, including a stator and a coil, for generating a first output torque;a torque transmission train for transmitting said first output torque to said drive wheels; oil circulating means for feeding oil to said drive motor and said torque transmission train, said oil circulating means comprising; an oil sump; oil distributing means for distributing oil to said electric drive motor and said torque transmission train for cooling and lubrication; an electric prime mover separate from, in addition to and operable independently of said electric drive motor for generating a second output torque; oil pump means for delivering oil from said oil sump to said oil distributing means; and pump drive means for transmitting said first and second output torques to said oil pump means, said pump drive means including mechanical drive means connecting said oil pump means and said torque transmission train, for transmitting the first output torque of said electric drive motor to said oil pump means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- a wheeled frame having at least one pair of drive wheels;
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