Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-functional electric module for a vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 车载多功能电动模组
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Application No.: US14032470Application Date: 2013-09-20
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Publication No.: US09102331B2Publication Date: 2015-08-11
- Inventor: William J. Bluethmann , Thomas M. Waligora , Nathan Fraser-Chanpong , Ryan Reed , Akinjide Akinniyi Akinyode , Ivan Spain , Andrew D. Dawson , Joshua M. Figuered , Eduardo Herrera , Mason M. Markee , Robert L. Vitale , Chunhao J. Lee , Lucien Q. Junkin , Ross Briant Winn , James Jonathan Rogers , Raymond Guo
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC , The United States of America As Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit US DC Washington
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC,The United States of America As Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC,The United States of America As Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit US DC Washington
- Agency: Quinn Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: B60K1/00
- IPC: B60K1/00 ; B60W30/18 ; B60K7/00 ; B60T13/74 ; B62D5/04 ; B60W10/08 ; B60W10/192 ; B60W10/20

Abstract:
A multi-functional electric module (eModule) is provided for a vehicle having a chassis, a master controller, and a drive wheel having a propulsion-braking module. The eModule includes a steering control assembly, mounting bracket, propulsion control assembly, brake controller, housing, and control arm. The steering control assembly includes a steering motor controlled by steering controllers in response to control signals from the master controller. A mounting feature of the bracket connects to the chassis. The propulsion control assembly and brake controller are in communication with the propulsion-braking module. The control arm connects to the lower portion and contains elements of a suspension system, with the control arm being connectable to the drive wheel via a wheel input/output block. The controllers are responsive to the master controller to control a respective steering, propulsion, and braking function. The steering motor may have a dual-wound stator with windings controlled via the respective steering controllers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150083508A1 MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC MODULE FOR A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2015-03-26
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