ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,190, issued on May 27, was assigned to TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Aichi-ken, Japan).
"Case structure of in-wheel motor" was invented by Kensuke Yoshizue (Susono, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A case structure of an in-wheel includes a case of the in-wheel motor, a ventilation hole that allows air to flow between an inner side and an outer side of the case, and a cover that covers the ventilation hole from the outer side of the case. The cover includes an air hole that is located below the opening portion of the ventilation hole and that opens to the outer side of the cover, and an air chamber that holds air above the air hole. The a...