Patent ID: 11884344
Assignee: WORKHORSE GROUP INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 10:
11. An electric vehicle comprising:
a frame structure including a front cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the front cage in a longitudinal direction;
a plurality of wheels supported by the frame structure;
at least one electric motor supported by the frame structure that is integrated directly into at least one of the plurality of wheels; and
a brake system coupled to each one of the plurality of wheels, wherein each brake system includes
a disc,
a first braking device to contact the disc to resist rotation of one of the plurality of wheels that includes a first housing, and
a second braking device circumferentially spaced from the first braking device about the disc to contact the disc to resist rotation of the one of the plurality of wheels that includes a second housing having a different configuration from the first housing,

wherein the second braking device is configured to contact one or more teeth of the disc to resist rotation of the one of the plurality of wheels, and
wherein the first housing defines a unitary structure that surrounds an open cavity extending axially all the way through the first housing.