Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hubs incorporating a variable ratio transmission system
- Patent Title (中): 集成了可变比率传输系统的集线器
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Application No.: US11663616Application Date: 2005-09-27
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Publication No.: US08210974B2Publication Date: 2012-07-03
- Inventor: Frank Moeller
- Applicant: Frank Moeller
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: Nexxtdrive Limited
- Current Assignee: Nexxtdrive Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman
- Priority: EP04256002 20040929
- International Application: PCT/GB2005/003710 WO 20050927
- International Announcement: WO2006/035215 WO 20060406
- Main IPC: B60L11/14
- IPC: B60L11/14

Abstract:
A hub comprises a cylindrical, hollow hub member (2), which is mounted to rotate about its axis and in whose interior is a transmission system having an input (10), which is mounted to rotate about the axis, and an output connected to rotate with the hub member. The transmission system comprises first and second epicyclic gearsets (14, 16). The first gearset (14) comprises a first sun gear (18), which is mounted to rotate about the axis and is in mesh with a plurality of first planet gears (20) mounted to rotate about respective planet shafts (22) carried by a first common carrier (24), which is mounted to rotate about the first axis. The second gearset (16) comprises a second sun gear (28), which is mounted to rotate about the axis and is in mesh with a plurality of second planet gears (30) mounted to rotate about respective planet shafts (32) carried by a second common carrier (34). The first and second sun gears (18, 28) are connected to the rotors (38, 40) of first and second electric motor/generators, respectively. The power connections of the two stators (42, 46) are connected via a controller (50) arranged to control the transmission of power from one motor/generator to the other.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090305831A1 Hubs incorporating a variable ratio transmission system Public/Granted day:2009-12-10
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