Patent ID: 6851496

Claim:
A motor vehicle, comprising: a chassis, said chassis having at least two wheels connected thereto for rotation relative to the chassis, the wheels supporting the chassis for movement on the ground; a driving motor assembly connected to at least one of the two wheels to create turning force to rotate said at least one wheel whereby to propel the chassis on the ground, including: a cylindrical rotor and a stator, the rotor being operably associated with a wheel rim disposed on a central axis of rotation, and having an inside surface encircling the stator, and the stator being disposed on a second axis that is in parallel spaced apart relation to said axis of rotation, said stator including first means connectible to a power source for rotating said wheel rim about the stator, and means for connecting the stator to the chassis and relative to the rotor such that the stator is in juxtaposed orbiting relation about the inner surface of the rotor, said means for connecting including an axial shaft, said axial shaft being disposed on said second axis and having opposite first and second end portions, respectively, connected to said chassis and to said stator, said first means creating sufficient torque to initiate relative rotation between the wheel rim and the stator.