Patents
US 11827092 B2: Vehicle with front-wheel-assist system
- Granted
- 2023-11-28
- Filed
- 2021-02-03 application 17166582
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A heavy-duty vehicle may include a vehicle frame, a plurality of rear-wheel assemblies, and a plurality of front-wheel assemblies. The wheel assemblies are mounted to the vehicle frame. Each of the front-wheel assemblies may include a rim, a spindle, a brake assembly, a motor, and a transmission assembly. The spindle may be at least partially disposed within the rim. The brake assembly may be disposed within the rim and may extend around the spindle. The motor may be disposed within the cavity in the spindle. At least a portion of the motor is disposed between first and second axial ends of the rim. The transmission assembly may be disposed within the rim. The transmission assembly may transmit rotary motion of the motor to the rim to rotate the rim relative to the spindle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg231128.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. 19 patents | US company or organization | Chicago, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Roper | Dunlap, IL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Yousuke Yabe | Hitachinaka, JP | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60B | Vehicle wheels ; castors; axles for wheels or castors; increasing wheel adhesion | B60B27/0052 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60K | Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers in vehicles; auxiliary drives for vehicles; instrumentation or dashboards for vehicles; arrangements in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust or fuel supply of propulsion units in vehicles | B60K17/356 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60G | Vehicle suspension arrangements | B60G3/01 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60T | Vehicle brake control systems or parts thereof; brake control systems or parts thereof, in general ; arrangement of braking elements on vehicles in general; portable devices for preventing unwanted movement of vehicles; vehicle modifications to facilitate cooling of brakes | B60T1/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ROPER, BRADLEY signed 2021-02-02 YABE, YOUSUKE signed 2021-02-03 | KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. CHICAGO, IL | 55134/48 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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