US 12,441,135 B2
Quick coupling for wheel-to-vehicle attachment
Benjamin Meager, Felt, ID (US)
Assigned to AZAK INC., Driggs, ID (US)
Filed by AZAK INC., Driggs, ID (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/565,153.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/163,178, filed on Mar. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/131,418, filed on Dec. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0203758 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. B60B 3/14 (2006.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60B 3/14 (2013.01) [B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60B 2900/541 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a wheel configured to rotate around a wheel core, wherein the wheel core comprises a motor that imparts a rotational force on the wheel causing the wheel to rotate around the wheel core; and
a coupling system that couples the wheel core to a vehicle frame, wherein the coupling system releasably attaches the wheel core to the vehicle frame such that in a coupled state the coupling system substantially prevents rotation of the wheel core relative to the vehicle frame, wherein the coupling system comprises an electrical interconnect that provides an electrical pathway between electrical components provided in the wheel core and electrical components supported by the vehicle frame, and wherein the coupling system comprises a plurality of electrical pins that carry an electrical signal between the electrical components provided in the wheel core and the electrical components supported by the vehicle frame.