Patent ID: 7533747
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: B60K,B60L,B62D,H02K,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A modular traction assembly that drives a wheel of a vehicle, comprising a first electromotor assembly coupled to a second electromotor assembly: said first electromotor assembly comprising: said second electromotor assembly comprising: wherein the first rotor has a bush that receives an end of the second rotor, whereby the first and second rotors are coupled such that the axis of rotation of the first rotor during operation of the first electromotor is identical to the axis of rotation of the second rotor during operation of the second electromotor; wherein the first housing has an attachment means for coupling the first housing to the second housing; wherein the first data communication means exchanges data with the second data communication means so that the first electromotor assembly and the second electromotor assembly function as a single electromotor for propelling the vehicle; and wherein the vehicle is self-propelled by the traction assembly.