Patent ID: 6904988

Claim:
A low floor vehicle and drive assembly comprising: a first electric motor supported by a first frame, said first electric motor including a first shaft rotatable about a first axis, a second electric motor supported by a second frame spaced a distance laterally from said first frame, said second electric motor including a second shaft rotatable about said first axis; a first trailing arm and a second trailing arm each pivotal about said first axis, said first trailing arm and said second trailing arm having respective distal ends; a first wheel mounted for rotation to said distal end of said first trailing arm and a second wheel mounted for rotation to said distal end of said second trailing arm; and a first drive mechanism supported along said first trailing arm and a second drive mechanism supported along said second trailing arm for transferring rotational torque from said first and said second shafts to corresponding ones of said first wheel and said second wheel; and a floor disposed between said first electric motor and said second electric motor within said distance between said first frame and said second frame.