ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,944, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to HITACHI LTD. (Tokyo).
"In-wheel motor" was invented by Tetsuya Suto (Tokyo), Akeshi Takahashi (Tokyo) and Makoto Ito (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention provides an in-wheel motor capable of increasing steering operability and ride comfort of a vehicle. A stator 21 of an in-wheel motor 20 comprises a stator housing 21a and a stator housing cover 21b. The stator housing 21a is formed of a tubular-shaped housing annular portion 21a1, a housing flat-plate portion 21a2, a fold-back portion 21a3, and a flange portion 21a4. In the stator housing 21a, a housing recessed portion 211 is...