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公开(公告)号:US20230356585A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-09
申请号:US18351789
申请日:2023-07-13
Applicant: Textron Inc.
Inventor: Zekarias W. Yohannes , Matthew Wilson , David A. Smith , Chris L. Normand
Abstract: A vehicle transaxle comprising a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to an axle tube of the vehicle absent any additional structure for mounting the transaxle to the vehicle. The axle tube houses a wheel axle to which the transaxle is operably couplable. The transaxle additionally comprises a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mounting collar is structured and operable to have a prime mover of the vehicle mounted thereto and to support the weight/mass of the prime mover such that the prime mover is mountable to the vehicle via only the mounting collar absent any additional structure for mounting the prime mover to the vehicle such that the prime mover can be cantilevered from (e.g., suspended from) the transaxle, e.g., the prime mover is ‘free floating’.
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公开(公告)号:US10677211B1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-09
申请号:US16212190
申请日:2018-12-06
Applicant: Textron Inc.
Inventor: Zekarias W. Yohannes , Matthew Wilcox , David Smith , Brian Moebs , Matthew D. Wilson , Russell William King
Abstract: A prime mover for a lightweight vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, a starter motor integrally integrated with the internal combustion engine, and a housing for the prime mover. The prime mover additionally comprises a Hall Effect sensor and an prime mover control module structured and operable to communicate with the Hall Effect sensor, determine when operation of the internal combustion engine should cease, and upon the determination that operation of the internal combustion engine should cease, utilize the communication from the Hall Effect sensor to stop the internal combustion engine such that a piston of the internal combustion engine is positioned at between 15° and 25° after bottom-dead-center.
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公开(公告)号:US20200086731A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-19
申请号:US16411617
申请日:2019-05-14
Applicant: Textron Inc.
Inventor: Zekarias W. Yohannes , Matthew Wilson , David A. Smith
IPC: B60K5/04 , F16H57/025 , B60K5/12 , B60K17/04
Abstract: A transaxle system for a golf car, wherein the system comprises a transaxle and a matting interface. The transaxle comprises a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to at least one axle tube of the golf car, wherein the at least one axle tube houses at least one wheel axle, and the transaxle is operably couplable to the at least one wheel axle. The transaxle additionally comprising a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mating interface is mountable to the transaxle mounting collar, and is structured and operable to have an integrated internal combustion engine-transmission unit of the golf car mounted thereto.
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公开(公告)号:US20210268900A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-02
申请号:US17324725
申请日:2021-05-19
Applicant: Textron Inc.
Inventor: Zekarias W. Yohannes , Matthew Wilson , David A. Smith , Chris L. Normand
Abstract: A vehicle transaxle comprising a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to an axle tube of the vehicle absent any additional structure for mounting the transaxle to the vehicle. The axle tube houses a wheel axle to which the transaxle is operably couplable. The transaxle additionally comprises a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mounting collar is structured and operable to have a prime mover of the vehicle mounted thereto and to support the weight/mass of the prime mover such that the prime mover is mountable to the vehicle via only the mounting collar absent any additional structure for mounting the prime mover to the vehicle such that the prime mover can be cantilevered from (e.g., suspended from) the transaxle, e.g., the prime mover is ‘free floating’.
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公开(公告)号:US10889173B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-12
申请号:US16411617
申请日:2019-05-14
Applicant: Textron Inc.
Inventor: Zekarias W. Yohannes , Matthew Wilson , David A. Smith , Chris L. Normand
Abstract: A transaxle system for a golf car, wherein the system comprises a transaxle and a matting interface. The transaxle comprises a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to at least one axle tube of the golf car, wherein the at least one axle tube houses at least one wheel axle, and the transaxle is operably couplable to the at least one wheel axle. The transaxle additionally comprising a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mating interface is mountable to the transaxle mounting collar, and is structured and operable to have an integrated internal combustion engine-transmission unit of the golf car mounted thereto.
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公开(公告)号:US10589623B1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-17
申请号:US16135406
申请日:2018-09-19
Applicant: Textron Inc.
Inventor: Zekarias W. Yohannes , Matthew Wilson , David A. Smith
Abstract: A vehicle transaxle comprising a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to an axle tube of the vehicle absent any additional structure for mounting the transaxle to the vehicle. The axle tube houses a wheel axle to which the transaxle is operably couplable. The transaxle additionally comprises a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mounting collar is structured and operable to have a prime mover of the vehicle mounted thereto and to support the weight/mass of the prime mover such that the prime mover is mountable to the vehicle via only the mounting collar absent any additional structure for mounting the prime mover to the vehicle such that the prime mover can be cantilevered from (e.g., suspended from) the transaxle, e.g., the prime mover is ‘free floating’.
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公开(公告)号:US20210086604A1
公开(公告)日:2021-03-25
申请号:US17115271
申请日:2020-12-08
Applicant: Textron Inc.
Inventor: Zekarias W. Yohannes , Matthew Wilson , David A. Smith
IPC: B60K5/04 , F16H57/025 , B60K17/04 , B60K5/12
Abstract: A transaxle system for a golf car, wherein the system comprises a transaxle and a mating interface. The transaxle comprises a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to at least one axle tube of the golf car, wherein the at least one axle tube houses at least one wheel axle, and the transaxle is operably couplable to the at least one wheel axle. The transaxle additionally comprising a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mating interface is mountable to the transaxle mounting collar, and is structured and operable to have an integrated internal combustion engine-transmission unit of the golf car mounted thereto.
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公开(公告)号:US20200256303A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-13
申请号:US16864274
申请日:2020-05-01
Applicant: Textron Inc.
Inventor: Zekarias W. Yohannes , Matthew Wilcox , David Smith , Brian Moebs , Matthew D. Wilson , Russell William King
Abstract: A prime mover for a lightweight vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, a starter motor integrally integrated with the internal combustion engine, and a housing for the prime mover. The prime mover additionally comprises a Hall Effect sensor and an prime mover control module structured and operable to communicate with the Hall Effect sensor, determine when operation of the internal combustion engine should cease, and upon the determination that operation of the internal combustion engine should cease, utilize the communication from the Hall Effect sensor to stop the internal combustion engine such that a piston of the internal combustion engine is positioned at between 15° and 25° after bottom-dead-center.
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公开(公告)号:US20200164739A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-28
申请号:US16778192
申请日:2020-01-31
Applicant: Textron Inc.
Inventor: Zekarias W. Yohannes , Matthew Wilson , David A. Smith , Chris L. Normand
Abstract: A vehicle transaxle comprising a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to an axle tube of the vehicle absent any additional structure for mounting the transaxle to the vehicle. The axle tube houses a wheel axle to which the transaxle is operably couplable. The transaxle additionally comprises a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mounting collar is structured and operable to have a prime mover of the vehicle mounted thereto and to support the weight/mass of the prime mover such that the prime mover is mountable to the vehicle via only the mounting collar absent any additional structure for mounting the prime mover to the vehicle such that the prime mover can be cantilevered from (e.g., suspended from) the transaxle, e.g., the prime mover is ‘free floating’.
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公开(公告)号:US11378048B2
公开(公告)日:2022-07-05
申请号:US16864274
申请日:2020-05-01
Applicant: Textron Inc.
Inventor: Zekarias W. Yohannes , Matthew Wilcox , David Smith , Brian Moebs , Matthew D. Wilson , Russell William King
Abstract: A prime mover for a lightweight vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, a starter motor integrally integrated with the internal combustion engine, and a housing for the prime mover. The prime mover additionally comprises a Hall Effect sensor and an prime mover control module structured and operable to communicate with the Hall Effect sensor, determine when operation of the internal combustion engine should cease, and upon the determination that operation of the internal combustion engine should cease, utilize the communication from the Hall Effect sensor to stop the internal combustion engine such that a piston of the internal combustion engine is positioned at between 15° and 25° after bottom-dead-center.
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