Wheel drive module for driving and steering a wheel
A wheel drive module ( 1 ) is provided for driving and steering a wheel ( 30 ), comprising the wheel ( 30 ), a first drive motor ( 11 ), a second drive motor ( 21 ), and a transmission. The wheel ( 30 ) can be driven and steered simultaneously by the first drive motor ( 11 ) and the second drive motor ( 21 ) via the transmission, wherein a first motor shaft ( 12 ) for driving the transmission extends from the first drive motor ( 11 ) in a first motor shaft direction ( 12 ′), a second motor shaft ( 22 ) for driving the transmission extends from the second drive motor ( 21 ) in a second motor shaft direction ( 22 ′), the first motor shaft direction ( 12 ′) and the second motor shaft direction ( 22 ′) are opposite each other, and the first drive motor ( 11 ) and the second drive motor ( 21 ) extend parallel to the first and second motor shaft directions ( 12′, 22 ′) over a common overlap section (Ü).
1. A wheel drive module ( 1 ) for driving and steering a wheel ( 30 ), comprising the wheel ( 30 ), a first drive motor ( 11 ), a second drive motor ( 21 ), and a transmission, wherein
the wheel ( 30 ) can be driven and steered simultaneously by the first drive motor ( 11 ) and the second drive motor ( 21 ) via the transmission, wherein
a first motor shaft ( 12 ) for driving the transmission extends from the first drive motor ( 11 ) in a first motor shaft direction ( 12 ′),
a second motor shaft ( 22 ) for driving the transmission extends from the second drive motor ( 21 ) in a second motor shaft direction ( 22 ′),
the first motor shaft direction ( 12 ′) and the second motor shaft direction ( 22 ′) are opposite each other, and
the first drive motor ( 11 ) and the second drive motor ( 21 ) extend parallel to the first and second motor shaft directions ( 12 ′, 22 ′) over a common overlap section (Ü),
wherein the transmission comprises a first and a second driving, gearwheel ( 15 , 25 ) which can be rotated about a common rotation axis (R), as well as an output shaft ( 31 ) which can be rotated about a wheel axis (A) and which can be driven by the first and the second driving gearwheels ( 15 , 25 ),
wherein the output shaft ( 31 ) is connected to the wheel ( 30 ) and the wheel ( 30 ) can be driven by the output shaft ( 31 ),
the output shaft ( 31 ) with the wheel ( 30 ) can be rotated by a first rotation of the first driving gearwheel ( 15 ) and a second rotation of the second driving gearwheel ( 25 ) about their common rotation axis (R) and can be driven about the wheel axis (A), and
the first motor shaft direction ( 12 ′) and the second motor shaft direction ( 22 ′) extend parallel to the rotation axis (R).
2. The wheel drive module according to claim 1 , wherein
the overlap section (Ü) is 50-80% of the respective entire extent of the first drive motor ( 11 ) and of the second drive motor ( 21 ) parallel to the first and to the second motor shaft directions ( 12 ′, 22 ′).
3. The wheel drive module according to claim 1 , wherein
the output shaft ( 31 ) is provided with a driven gearwheel ( 32 ) which is arranged between the first driving gearwheel ( 15 ) and the second driving gearwheel ( 25 ) and engages therein.
4. The wheel drive module according to claim 1 , wherein
the first driving gearwheel ( 15 ) of the transmission can be driven by a first driving gearwheel pairing of the first motor shaft ( 12 ),
the second driving gearwheel ( 25 ) of the transmission can be driven by a second driving gearwheel pairing of the second motor shaft ( 22 ), and
the first driving gearwheel pairing is spaced from the second driving gearwheel pairing along the rotation axis (R) by an offset (X).
5. The wheel drive module according to claim 4 , wherein
the first motor shaft ( 12 ) comprises a first pinion ( 13 ) which engages in the first driving gearwheel ( 15 ) and with it forms the first driving gearwheel pairing, or
the first motor shaft ( 12 ) comprises a first pinion ( 13 ) which engages in a first intermediate wheel ( 14 ) which engages in the first driving gearwheel ( 15 ) and with it forms the first driving gearwheel pairing.
6. The wheel drive module according to claim 4 , wherein
the second motor shaft ( 22 ) comprises a second pinion ( 23 ) which engages in the second driving gearwheel ( 25 ) and with it forms the second driving gearwheel pairing, or
the second motor shaft ( 22 ) comprises a second pinion ( 23 ) which engages in a second intermediate wheel ( 24 ) which engages in the second driving gearwheel ( 25 ) and with it forms the second driving gearwheel pairing.
7. The wheel drive module according to claim 4 , wherein
the overlap section (Ü) of the first drive motor ( 11 ) and the second drive motor ( 21 ) is arranged between the first and the second driving gearwheel pairings.
8. The wheel drive module according to claim 4 , wherein
the first drive motor ( 11 ) and the second drive motor ( 21 ) are arranged entirely between the first and the second driving gearwheel pairings.
9. The wheel drive module according to claim 4 , wherein
the first drive motor ( 11 ) and/or the second drive motor ( 21 ) have/has, parallel to the rotation axis (R), a linear dimension which is equal to or less than the offset (X) between the first driving gearwheel pairing and the second driving gearwheel pairing.
10. The wheel drive module according to claim 1 , wherein
the motor shafts ( 12 , 22 ) of the drive motors ( 11 , 21 ) are arranged offset in circumferential direction (UM) with respect to the rotation axis (R) of the driving gearwheels ( 15 , 25 ).
11. The wheel drive module according to claim 1 , wherein
the first motor shaft ( 12 ) and the second motor shaft ( 22 ) are mutually offset with respect to the rotation axis (R) of the driving gearwheels ( 15 , 25 ) in a radial direction (RA) of the driving gearwheels ( 15 , 25 ).
12. The drive wheel module according to claim 1 , wherein
the first and the second drive motors ( 11 , 21 ) are arranged adjacent to one another in a circumferential direction (UM) of the rotation axis (R).