Patent ID: 9156353
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wheel hub transmission comprising: an input shaft drivingly engaged with a power source and a planetary gear arrangement; the planetary gear arrangement having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion; the first portion drivingly engaged with the input shaft and the second portion drivingly engaged with the first portion and the third portion; a casing member in one of driving engagement and selective driving engagement with the third portion; a clutching device which may be selectively drivingly engaged with one of the first portion of the planetary gear arrangement and the input shaft and the second portion of the planetary gear arrangement; a second clutching device which may be selectively drivingly engaged with the third portion and the casing member; and a control system in communication with the clutching device and the second clutching device, the control system comprising a slip controller and a master controller, wherein upon engagement of the clutching device the first portion of the planetary gear arrangement is fixed with respect to the second portion of the planetary gear arrangement, the slip controller disposed adjacent at least one of the clutching device and the second clutching device, the slip controller controlling an amount of torque applied to the second portion of the planetary gear arrangement and the casing member from the input shaft, respectively.