Patent ID: 6139464
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B60K,B60L

Abstract:
An individual wheel drive for a vehicle having at least one prime mover (1) for supplying input drive to planetary gear set, said planetary gear set comprising at least one planetary gear (3) being rotated by a sun gear (14) supported by a sun gear axle, the at least one planetary gear (3) engaging with a ring gear (15), and a planet carrier (16) supporting the at least one planetary gear (3), the planetary gear set being located within a wheel hub (5), and the wheel hub (5) having a wheel bearing (4) to facilitate rotation of the wheel hub (5), and the wheel hub (5) further having a brake (7) having an associated brake caliper (8), and the brake caliper (8) being coupled to a brake-actuating device (9) to stop rotation of the wheel hub (5),wherein the axle of said sun gear (14) is offset with respect to a rotational axis of said planet carrier (16) and a rotational axis of said wheel hub (5).