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Granted Patent B2
US 11,820,458 · App. 17/111,553 · Granted Nov 21, 2023

In-wheel electric all terrain vehicle

Inventors: Tej Narayan Naik (Margao, IN); Narayan Pundalik Naik (Margao, IN); Amit Sukumar Santra (Mangor, IN)
Assignee: Powerland Agro Tractor Vehicles Pvt Ltd.
B62K5/01B60K7/0007
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Patent No.
US 11,820,458
App. No.
17/111,553
Granted
Nov 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) having a powertrain ( 126 ) to provide power drive from the engine ( 102 ) to at least one of the right front wheel ( 104 ), the left front wheel ( 106 ), the right rear wheel ( 108 ), and the left rear wheel ( 110 ), wherein the powertrain ( 126 ) includes the engine ( 102 ), one or more drive shafts ( 128 ), and a final drive ( 130 ); an electric in-wheel motor assembly ( 132 ) mounted inside each of the four wheels ( 104, 106, 108, 110 ), wherein the electric in-wheel motor assembly ( 132 ) includes a main shaft ( 134 ), one or more stator coils ( 136 ), a stator holder ( 138 ), a stator coil winding ( 140 ), one or more magnets ( 142 ), a magnet ring holder ( 144 ), one or more bearings ( 146 ), a casing ( 148 ), one or more internal and external circlips ( 150 ).

Claims (21)

1. An in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ), including an engine ( 102 ) a right front wheel ( 104 ), a left front wheel ( 106 ), a right rear wheel ( 108 ), a left rear wheel ( 110 ), a chassis ( 112 ), a steering wheel mechanism ( 114 ), a straddled seat ( 116 ), at least four tyres ( 118 ), a suspension mechanism ( 120 ), shock absorbers ( 122 ), one or more linkages ( 124 ), the in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) comprising:

a powertrain ( 126 ) to provide power drive from the engine ( 102 ) to at least one of the right front wheel ( 104 ), the left front wheel ( 106 ), the right rear wheel ( 108 ), and the left rear wheel ( 110 ), wherein the powertrain ( 126 ) comprises one or more drive shafts ( 128 ), and a final drive ( 130 ); and

an electric in-wheel motor assembly ( 132 ) mounted inside each of the four wheels ( 104 , 106 , 108 , 110 ), wherein the electric in-wheel motor assembly ( 132 ) comprises a main shaft ( 134 ), one or more stator coils ( 136 ), a stator holder ( 138 ), a stator coil winding ( 140 ), one or more magnets ( 142 ), a magnet ring holder ( 144 ), one or more bearings ( 146 ), a casing ( 148 ), one or more internal and external circlips ( 150 ), the stator holder ( 138 ) being mounted inside the main shaft ( 134 ) wherein the stator holder ( 138 ) is locked and the main shaft ( 134 ) is fixed in a stationary manner inside knuckle joints ( 147 ).

2. The in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) of claim 1 , wherein the powertrain ( 126 ) to be mounted on each of the right front wheel ( 104 ), the left front wheel ( 106 ), the right rear wheel ( 108 ), and the left rear wheel ( 110 ).

3. The in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) of claim 1 , comprises an actuator ( 105 ) connected to the chassis ( 112 ), wherein the actuator ( 105 ) is configured to enable an engaging and disengaging of brakes ( 107 ) to wheels.

4. The in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) of claim 1 , further comprises a rechargeable battery pack ( 111 ) to provide power to the engine ( 102 ).

5. The in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) of claim 1 , wherein the one or more magnets ( 142 ) are placed/embedded on the magnet ring holder ( 144 ) through a step design ( 139 ) on the casing ( 148 ).

6. The in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) of claim 1 , wherein the casing ( 148 ) is mounted on the main shaft ( 134 ) over the one or more bearings ( 146 ) and is locked using internal and external circlips ( 150 ).

7. An in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ), including an engine ( 102 ) a right front wheel ( 104 ), a left front wheel ( 106 ), a right rear wheel ( 108 ), a left rear wheel ( 110 ), a chassis ( 112 ), a steering wheel mechanism ( 114 ), a straddled seat ( 116 ), at least four tyres ( 118 ), a suspension mechanism ( 120 ), shock absorbers ( 122 ), one or more linkages ( 124 ), the in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) comprising:

a powertrain ( 126 ) to provide power drive from the engine ( 102 ) to at least one of the right front wheel ( 104 ), the left front wheel ( 106 ), the right rear wheel ( 108 ), and the left rear wheel ( 110 ), wherein the powertrain ( 126 ) comprises one or more drive shafts ( 128 ), and a final drive ( 130 ); an electric in-wheel motor assembly ( 132 ) mounted inside each of the four wheels ( 104 , 106 , 108 , 110 ), wherein the electric in-wheel motor assembly ( 132 ) comprises a main shaft ( 134 ), one or more stator coils ( 136 ), a stator holder ( 138 ), a stator coil winding ( 140 ), one or more magnets ( 142 ), a magnet ring holder ( 144 ), one or more bearings ( 146 ), a casing ( 148 ), one or more internal and external circlips ( 150 ), the stator holder ( 138 ) being mounted inside the main shaft ( 134 ) wherein the stator holder ( 138 ) is locked and the main shaft ( 134 ) is fixed in a stationary manner inside knuckle joints ( 147 ), the powertrain ( 126 ) being mounted on each of the right front wheel ( 104 ), the left front wheel ( 106 ), the right rear wheel ( 108 ), and the left rear wheel ( 110 ); and

a rechargeable battery pack ( 111 ) to provide power to the engine ( 102 ).

8. The in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) of claim 7 , further comprises an actuator ( 105 ) connected to the chassis ( 112 ), wherein the actuator ( 105 ) is configured to enable an engaging and disengaging of brakes ( 107 ) to wheels.

9. The in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) of claim 7 , wherein the one or more magnets ( 142 ) are placed/embedded on the magnet ring holder ( 144 ) through a step design ( 139 ) on the casing ( 148 ).

10. The in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) of claim 7 , wherein the casing ( 148 ) is mounted on the main shaft ( 134 ) over the one or more bearings ( 146 ) and is locked using internal and external circlips ( 150 ).

11. An in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ), including an engine ( 102 ) a right front wheel ( 104 ), a left front wheel ( 106 ), a right rear wheel ( 108 ), a left rear wheel ( 110 ), a chassis ( 112 ), a steering wheel mechanism ( 114 ), a straddled seat ( 116 ), at least four tyres ( 118 ), a suspension mechanism ( 120 ), shock absorbers ( 122 ), one or more linkages ( 124 ), the in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) comprising:

a powertrain ( 126 ) to provide power drive from the engine ( 102 ) to at least one of the right front wheel ( 104 ), the left front wheel ( 106 ), the right rear wheel ( 108 ), and the left rear wheel ( 110 ), wherein the powertrain ( 126 ) comprises one or more drive shafts ( 128 ), and a final drive ( 130 );

an electric in-wheel motor assembly ( 132 ) mounted inside each of the four wheels ( 104 , 106 , 108 , 110 ), wherein the electric in-wheel motor assembly ( 132 ) comprises a main shaft ( 134 ), one or more stator coils ( 136 ), a stator holder ( 138 ), a stator coil winding ( 140 ), one or more magnets ( 142 ), a magnet ring holder ( 144 ), one or more bearings ( 146 ), a casing ( 148 ), one or more internal and external circlips ( 150 ), the stator holder ( 138 ) being mounted inside the main shaft ( 134 ) wherein the stator holder ( 138 ) is locked and the main shaft ( 134 ) is fixed in a stationary manner inside knuckle joints ( 147 );

an actuator ( 105 ) connected to the chassis ( 112 ), wherein the actuator ( 105 ) is configured to enable an engaging and disengaging of brakes ( 107 ) to wheels; and

a rechargeable battery pack ( 111 ) to provide power to the engine ( 102 ).

12. The in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) of claim 11 , wherein the one or more magnets ( 142 ) are placed/embedded on the magnet ring holder ( 144 ) through a step design ( 139 ) on the casing ( 148 ).

13. The in-wheel electric all-terrain vehicle ( 100 ) of claim 11 , wherein the casing ( 148 ) is mounted on the main shaft ( 134 ) over the one or more bearings ( 146 ) and is locked using internal and external circlips ( 150 ).

Priority Claims (1)
IN 201921040187 · Dec 4, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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