US Patent Application 18112706. COOLING STRUCTURE OF IN-WHEEL MOTOR simplified abstract
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COOLING STRUCTURE OF IN-WHEEL MOTOR
Organization Name
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Inventor(s)
Hideaki Miyazono of Kasugai-shi (JP)
COOLING STRUCTURE OF IN-WHEEL MOTOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18112706 Titled 'COOLING STRUCTURE OF IN-WHEEL MOTOR'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a cooling structure for an in-wheel motor, which is located inside a wheel of a tire-wheel assembly. The cooling structure includes a rotary electric machine that rotates the hub of the wheel, a knuckle that supports the hub and allows it to rotate, and multiple flow paths for a coolant to flow through in order to cool the rotary electric machine. Additionally, there is a pump that circulates the coolant between the rotary electric machine and the knuckle through flow paths inside the knuckle.
Original Abstract Submitted
The cooling structure of the in-wheel motor is a cooling structure of an in-wheel motor provided in a wheel of a tire-wheel assembly. The cooling structure of the in-wheel motor includes a rotary electric machine configured to rotate a hub to which a wheel is fixed, a knuckle rotatably supporting the hub, and a plurality of flow paths through which a coolant for cooling the rotary electric machine flows, and a pump configured to circulate the coolant between the rotary electric machine and the knuckle via a plurality of flow paths provided inside the knuckle.
