Patent ID: 8678117
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: B60K,H02K

Abstract:
1. Motor wheel assembly for a motor vehicle comprising a radial flux brushless electric motor having a plurality of stator magnets arranged along a circumferential path; a wheel; first connecting means to connect said motor to said wheel in a torque transfer manner and second connecting means suitable for connecting said motor to said motor vehicle, wherein said motor wheel assembly defines a seat interrupting the sequence of said stator magnets along said circumferential path and is suitable for housing a caliper of a braking system of said motor vehicle, wherein said motor comprises a stator body shaped to define said seat with continuous walls configured to seal said stator magnets from said seat at least along the circumferential and axial direction, wherein a rotor of said motor comprises a support unit supporting a plurality of permanent magnets and said first connecting means are interposed between said support unit and said wheel, wherein said stator body and said support unit define a chamber closed around said plurality of stator magnets and permanent magnets.