Patent ID: 6886655
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
1. A gear set for driving a vehicle wheel comprising: an input gear operably coupled to an input shaft for rotation about an input axis; a first reduction gear supported on an intermediate shaft and driven by said input gear about an intermediate axis; a second reduction gear operably coupled to said first reduction gear; an output gear coupled to an output shaft for driving a vehicle wheel, said output gear driven by said second reduction gear about an output axis wherein said input gear, said first and second reduction gears, and said output gear are mounted within a common gear housing; a wheel hub for supporting the vehicle wheel, said output shaft including a flanged portion at an output end, said wheel hub being mounted to said flanged portion; and a brake assembly having a rotating brake component mounted for rotation with said wheel hub and a non-rotating brake component mounted to said gear housing.