Patent ID: 6089341
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B60L,Y02T

Abstract:
Motor-driven vehicle, having left and right co-axial drive-wheels, wherein:the left drive-wheel has a left rotary drive-axle, and the right drive-wheel has a right rotary drive-axle;the vehicle includes left and right drive-motors;the left and right drive-motors have no mechanical drive-connection therebetween;the left and right drive-axles have no mechanical drive-connection therebetween;the left drive-motor includes a left motor-housing that is of generally cylindrical form, having a cylindrical diameter DL and having an axial length AL;the right drive-motor includes a right motor-housing that is of generally cylindrical form, having a cylindrical diameter DR and having an axial length AR;the vehicle includes a left drive-train, which comprises a mechanical drive-connection between the armature of the left drive-motor and the left drive-axle;the vehicle includes a right drive-train, which comprises a mechanical drive-connection between the armature of the right drive-motor and the right drive-axle;and the left and right drive-motors are mounted in the vehicle with their housings in an axis-parallel, spaced-apart, side-by-side, relationship.