×

Drive system for electric vehicles

  • US 6,005,358 A
  • Filed: 06/25/1998
  • Issued: 12/21/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A drive system for vehicles comprising:

  • a dual-rotor electric traction motor having a first rotor and a second rotor, wherein when said dual-rotor motor is energized said two rotors are propelled by the same electromagnetic forces to rotate in opposite directions;

    a first drive axle having two wheels and a second drive axle having two wheels, wherein the wheels of at least one of said two drive axles are steerable;

    a first drive train connecting said first rotor to said first drive axle for transmitting mechanical energy between the first rotor and the wheels of the first drive axle, anda second drive train connecting said second rotor to said second drive axle for transmitting mechanical energy between the second rotor and the wheels of the second drive axle,whereby providing a four-wheel-drive mode.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×