Patent ID: 11909279
Assignee: nan
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for providing locomotion for a vehicle, said apparatus comprising:
a prime mover including a stator and a plurality of rotors, said stator including an axle and a plurality of poles, each one of said plurality of rotors including a plurality of magnets, an outer member, and a side member, a bearing disposed between said side member and said axle, said axle defining a conduit holding a plurality of conductors, said plurality of conductors each having one end connected to a winding associated with a corresponding one of said plurality of poles, and said plurality of magnets attached to an inside surface of said outer member;
a first driver operatively connected to at least one of said plurality of rotors, said first driver including a wheel, said wheel including a plurality of spokes and a rim, a distal end of each one of said plurality of spokes attached to said rim, and an opposite end of each one of said plurality of spokes operatively attached to and extending radially from said rotor; and
a second driver operatively connected to at least one of said plurality of rotors, said second driver including a first set of blades operatively attached to said rotor, said first set of blades extending radially from said rotor, and said first set of blades configured to draw an air stream through said plurality of spokes when said prime mover causes said first set of blades to rotate about said axle.