VEHICLE DRIVE UNIT AND REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE VEHICLE THEREWITH

摘要

A vehicle drive unit and land vehicle comprising the drive unit are disclosed. Each drive unit comprises a pair of longitudinally spaced apart rotatable drive structures. The land vehicle comprises a pair of drive units on opposite sides thereof. The drive units comprise an electric motor for powering the rotatable drive structures and a gear drive assembly comprising structure for disengaging the electric motor. The drive units may be remotely controllable, may be water-tight and may be floatable. The vehicle comprising the drive unit may be amphibious.

主权项

1. A vehicle drive unit comprising:
an electric motor operatively coupled to a pair of rotatable drive structures by a gear drive assembly, the gear drive assembly comprising a planetary gear arrangement having a single drive gear and a pair of driven gears corresponding to the pair of rotatable drive structures; and, a housing enclosing the rotatable drive structures, gear drive and motor.