Patent ID: 7819210

Claim:
An electromechanical module adapted to act on a single wheel of a vehicle so as to perform both the driving function and the braking function on said wheel, comprising: first electromechanical driving means adapted to perform said driving function on said single wheel, second electromechanical braking means adapted to perform said braking function on friction means of said single wheel, means for controlling the supply of electrical power to each of said first electromechanical driving means and second electromechanical braking means, wherein said means for controlling the supply of electrical power to each of said first electromechanical driving means and second electromechanical braking means comprise a first power electronic unit electrically connected to said first electromechanical driving means, a second power electronic unit electrically connected to said second electromechanical braking means, and a control unit electrically connected to each of said first and second power electronic units, wherein said first electromechanical driving means comprise a first electric driving motor electrically connected to said first power electronic unit, and adapted to provide the driving torque for performing said driving function, and first mechanical actuating means adapted to be mechanically coupled to said single wheel, and said second electromechanical braking means comprise a second electric motor electrically connected to said second power electronic unit and second actuating means adapted to be activated by said second electric motor so as to perform said braking function on the friction means of said single wheel.