ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,241, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Traction Innovation B.V. (Amsterdam).
"Truck axle with direct drive electric motors" was invented by Pieter Theodoor Van Lookeren Campagne (Amsterdam).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is directed to a truck axle comprising two hub carriers connected by an axle bridge structure. Each hub carrier comprises a stator of a direct drive electric motor and carries a rotary assembly comprising a rim flange to support a rim for a single tyre. The hub carrier comprises a first part which is laterally positioned within the rim and a second part which is laterally positioned next to the rim. The...