US 12,224,649 B1
Modular electric motor assembly
Bruce Churchill Falls, Dove Canyon, CA (US); Scott Kochan, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Oded Nechushtan, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Flyer Next, LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed by Flyer Next, LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/739,195.
Application 18/739,195 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/451,745, filed on Aug. 17, 2023, granted, now 12,009,729.
Int. Cl. H02K 7/116 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B60K 17/02 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); F16H 3/54 (2006.01); F16H 57/021 (2012.01); H02K 7/108 (2006.01); H02K 9/19 (2006.01); H02K 24/00 (2006.01); F16H 3/72 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01)
CPC H02K 7/116 (2013.01) [B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60K 17/02 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.02); F16H 3/54 (2013.01); F16H 57/021 (2013.01); H02K 7/108 (2013.01); H02K 9/19 (2013.01); H02K 24/00 (2013.01); F16H 3/724 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02034 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02052 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0021 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2005 (2013.01); H02K 2213/12 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electric motor assembly comprising:
a housing comprising a plurality of cavities;
a gear assembly comprising:
a sun gear,
planetary gears rotatably fixed relative to the housing and coupled to the sun gear,
a ring gear comprising gear teeth on both an inner and outer side, the planetary gears enmeshed with the gear teeth on the inner side of the ring gear, and
outer adjacent gears enmeshed with the gear teeth on the outer side of the ring gear;
a plurality of electric motors at least partially within the plurality of cavities, the plurality of electric motors comprising:
a first electric motor coupled to the sun gear, and
outer adjacent electric motors coupled to the outer adjacent gears; and
a controller to activate and deactivate one or more motors of the plurality of electric motors.