Patent ID: 7753151

Claim:
A drive system for driving a wheel of a vehicle, the drive system comprising: a control arm having a bushing sleeve at a first end, the bushing sleeve defining a pivot axis that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the control arm; a wheel bearing mount fixedly coupled to a second end of the control arm opposite the first end, the wheel bearing mount including a first portion, which is oriented parallel to the pivot axis, and a second portion that is coupled to a distal end of the first portion, the second portion defining a wheel mount; a wheel spindle fixedly coupled to the wheel mount and defining a wheel axis that is disposed in a fixed position relative to the pivot axis and the longitudinal axis of the control arm; a reduction gear set mounted on the wheel spindle, the reduction gear set including an input member and an output member; and an electric motor having a stator, which is fixedly coupled to the wheel mount, and a rotor that is coupled to the input member and rotatable about the wheel axis.