81 patents
Utility
Control systems for corner modules of an electric vehicle, electric vehicles, and methods of operation
19 Dec 23
Novel electric vehicles are disclosed herein.
Richard Sutton, Ron Toledano, Ohad Stauber, Eugen Layevski
Filed: 10 Oct 22
Utility
Hydraulic Pump
14 Dec 23
A hydraulic pump may include: a screw including: an internal tubular cavity, and an internal port in fluid communication with the internal tubular cavity; a nut surrounding a longitudinal portion of the screw; and a cylindrical tube fitting within the internal tubular cavity of the screw, the cylindrical tube having a hollow channel that is in fluid communication with the internal tubular cavity of the screw.
Tomer LIPPMANN, Tomer SCHINDLER, Zohar GOLDENSTEIN
Filed: 26 Jul 23
Utility
System and method for defining a specification of a vehicle
12 Dec 23
Methods, systems, and networks for controlling design and manufacture of mechanically and electrically compliant VCM-based vehicles, in which a user manually and explicitly defines at least one vehicle characteristic and at least one VCM characteristic.
Daniel Barel, Keren Shemesh, Ran Dekel, Damian Andrew Harty, Ami Berger, Kimberly Mathers
Filed: 22 Nov 22
Utility
Wheel-hub Gears and Casings Therefor
30 Nov 23
A gear casing for a wheel-hub assembly comprises a gear housing comprising a drive-gear volume for accommodating therewithin a gearing assembly that is positioned to mediate between a drivetrain member and a wheel-hub member, the drive-gear volume being in fluid communication with opposing first and second openings formed in the gear housing for respective gearing-assembly connections therethrough with the drivetrain member and the wheel hub member; and a lubricant compartment radially displaced from the drive-gear volume and in fluid communication therewith exclusively via an array of one or more lubricant passages disposed circumferentially around a portion of the gear housing, the lubricant-passage array arranged for flow therethrough of a gearing-assembly lubricant between the lubricant compartment and the gear housing.
Eran STARIK, Eylon AVIGUR
Filed: 4 Nov 21
Utility
Sliding pillar suspension system
28 Nov 23
Some embodiments may provide a suspension unit that may include a rail having a longitudinal axis, a sliding member slidably connected to the rail, and shock absorption and springing means adapted to damp motions and support forces along the longitudinal axis of the rail, wherein, the rail and the sliding member are shaped to have transverse cross-sectional profiles that prevent a rotational movement of the sliding member with respect to the rail about the longitudinal axis of the rail.
Ahishay Sardes, Ran Dekel, Amit Aknin, Tomer Segev, Eran Starik, Dan Hermann, Eylon Avigur
Filed: 15 Jul 21
Utility
Redundant power distribution system based on single power source
14 Nov 23
An electrical power distribution system includes a first power bus operating in a first voltage range and a second power bus operating in the first voltage range.
Gal Geula, Neta Doron
Filed: 20 Nov 22
Utility
Adaptive suspension system
10 Oct 23
A suspension system for a wheel assembly of a vehicle includes a telescopic damper configured to mediate between respective sprung and unsprung portions of the wheel assembly, a rebound spring arranged to moderate wheel travel, and a force-transfer system operative to apply a force to change one or more parameters of the suspension system.
Ivan Jefferies, Damian Andrew Harty
Filed: 4 Nov 22
Utility
Wheel-drive Assembly
5 Oct 23
A wheel drive assembly for transferring propelling torque from a source shaft to a wheel, the source shaft receiving torque from a motion actuator.
Amit AKNIN
Filed: 30 Aug 21
Utility
Systems for Locking Rotatable Shaft
5 Oct 23
A system for locking a rotatable shaft may include a base member couplable to the rotatable shaft and rotatable about a rotation axis of the rotatable shaft through a plurality of angular positions, the base member comprises two or more curved slots; two or more pins positioned with respect to the base member such that at least one of the two or more pins is aligned with at least one of the two or more curved slots of the base member for any angular position of the base member; and an actuator to displace at least one of the two or more pins to removably insert at least one of the two or more pins into at least one of the two or more curved slots.
Eylon AVIGUR, Tomer SEGEV
Filed: 7 Jun 23
Utility
Apparatus for Measuring Steering Angle
5 Oct 23
An apparatus for measuring the steering angle of a wheel assembly including a suspended wheel mount and at least one suspension arm, the apparatus including a reference bracket, a rotating bracket and an angle sensor, the reference bracket and the rotating bracket each respectively including a measurement end and a mounting end, wherein the measurement ends of the reference and rotating brackets are rotatably coupled about a rotation coupling point such that the brackets can rotate with respect to one another, wherein the mounting end of the rotating bracket is coupled with the suspended wheel mount and the mounting end of the reference bracket is coupled with the suspension arm, and wherein the mounting end of the reference bracket is positioned on a plane defined by a steering axis of the suspend-wheel mount and a rotation axis between the suspension arm and the suspended wheel mount.
Eylon Avigur, Tomer Lippmann, Eran Starik, Michael Oisgeld
Filed: 9 Jun 23
Utility
Redundant Power Distribution System Based On Single Power Source
21 Sep 23
An electrical power distribution system includes a first power bus operating in a first voltage range and a second power bus operating in the first voltage range.
Gal Geula, Neta Doron
Filed: 20 Nov 22
Utility
Vehicle Chassis Platform
31 Aug 23
A vehicle chassis platform including: a frame having a front frame end, a rear frame end, a longitudinal frame axis, an upper frame surface, a bottom frame surface, a first longitudinal lateral frame surface and a second longitudinal lateral frame surface, wherein the upper frame surface is substantially flat; and two or more mechanical connectors each on one of the first and second longitudinal lateral surfaces, each of mechanical connectors to couple a vehicle corner module (VCM) to the frame and to transfer mechanical loads between the frame and the VCM when the VCM is on the frame.
Ahishay SARDES, Eran STARIK, Ran DEKEL, Tomer SEGEV, Amit AKNIN, Eylon AVIGUR, Amos BOAZ
Filed: 29 Jul 21
Utility
Adaptive Suspension System
17 Aug 23
A suspension system for a wheel assembly of a vehicle includes a telescopic damper configured to mediate between respective sprung and unsprung portions of the wheel assembly, a rebound spring arranged to moderate wheel travel, and a force-transfer system operative to apply a force to change one or more parameters of the suspension system.
Ivan JEFFERIES, Damian Andrew HARTY
Filed: 4 Nov 22
Utility
Adaptive Suspension System
17 Aug 23
A suspension system for a wheel assembly of a vehicle includes a telescopic damper configured to mediate between respective sprung and unsprung portions of the wheel assembly, a rebound spring arranged to moderate wheel travel, and a force-transfer system operative to apply a force to change one or more parameters of the suspension system.
Ivan JEFFERIES, Damian Andrew HARTY
Filed: 4 Nov 22
Utility
Apparatus for measuring steering angle
1 Aug 23
An apparatus for measuring the steering angle of a wheel assembly including a suspended wheel mount and at least one suspension arm, the apparatus including a reference bracket, a rotating bracket and an angle sensor, the reference bracket and the rotating bracket each respectively including a measurement end and a mounting end, wherein the measurement ends of the reference and rotating brackets are rotatably coupled about a rotation coupling point such that the brackets can rotate with respect to one another, wherein the mounting end of the rotating bracket is coupled with the suspended wheel mount and the mounting end of the reference bracket is coupled with the suspension arm, and wherein the mounting end of the reference bracket is positioned on a plane defined by a steering axis of the suspended wheel mount and a rotation axis between the suspension arm and the suspended wheel mount.
Eylon Avigur, Tomer Lippmann, Eran Starik, Michael Oisgeld
Filed: 1 Feb 22
Utility
Brake Systems Integrated into Vehicle Corner Modules and Methods of Use Thereof
27 Jul 23
A Vehicle Corner Module (VCM) based brake system, which includes a brake actuator, adapted to regulate the rotation rate of the wheel assembled to the VCM, a fluid-based brake power source, fluidly connected to the brake actuator and adapted to provide pressurized brake fluid for operating the brake actuator, and a brake-control-circuit, functionally associated with the brake actuator and with the brake power source, and adapted to provide functional inputs to the brake actuator based on a target rotation rate profile desired for a wheel mounted on the VCM.
Hanan ORLOV, Ahishay SARDES, Tomer SEGEV, Neta DORON, Shmuel CHIOCLEA
Filed: 24 Jun 21
Utility
Double-arm vehicle suspension system
25 Jul 23
A suspension system for a wheel of a vehicle including: a wheel interface having a wheel interface axis which is an axis about which a wheel rotates when connected to the wheel interface; a first arm connected to the wheel interface and rotatable with respect to the wheel interface about a first axis that is substantially parallel to the wheel interface axis; and a second arm connected to the wheel interface and rotatable with respect to the wheel interface about a second axis that is substantially parallel to the wheel interface axis; and a damping and springing means disposed within a gap formed between the first arm and the second arm, the damping and springing means are connected at one of its ends to at least one of the first arm, the second arm and the wheel interface; wherein at least a portion of the suspension system is to be disposed within a rim of a wheel.
Ahishay Sardes, Ran Dekel, Tomer Segev, Eran Starik, Amit Aknin, Eylon Avigur
Filed: 15 Mar 22
Utility
Dual-wheels corner system with transverse suspension
18 Jul 23
A vehicle corner system for a dual-axle wheels assembly may include: a sub-frame; a first wheel interface having a first spinning axis about which a first wheel spins when connected to the first wheel interface; a first suspension linkage connected to and being transverse to the first wheel interface and to the sub-frame; a second wheel interface having a second spinning axis about which a second wheel spins when connected to the second wheel interface; a second suspension linkage connected to and being transverse to the second wheel interface and to the sub-frame; and a motion restrainer comprising a spring interconnecting the first suspension linkage and the second suspension linkage.
Ran Dekel, Ahishay Sardes, Gil Hacohen, Zohar Goldenstein, Amit Aknin, Gal Zohar, Ran Meir, Ido Gury, Eylon Avigur
Filed: 7 Nov 22
Utility
Dual-axle vehicle corner assembly
27 Jun 23
A dual-axle vehicle corner assembly which may include a sub-frame, a first arm connected to the sub-frame and rotatable with respect to the sub-frame about a first arm axis, the first arm having a first axle axis about which a first wheel rotates when connected to the first arm, a second arm connected to the sub-frame and rotatable with respect to the sub-frame about a second arm axis, the second arm having a second axle axis about which a second wheel rotates when connected to the second arm, and a suspension system comprising a piston assembly interconnecting the first arm and the second arm, the piston assembly is to controllably increase and decrease a length of the piston assembly to control a distance between the first axle axis and the second axle axis.
Ahishay Sardes, Ran Dekel, Zohar Goldenstein, Ran Meir, Ido Gury
Filed: 25 Oct 22
Utility
Vehicle corner modules and vehicles comprising them
23 May 23
A vehicle corner module (VCM) is provided for regulating motion of a host vehicle which comprises a vehicle-onboard vehicle-controller.
Ahishay Sardes, Tomer Segev, Ran Dekel, Shmuel Chioclea, Neta Doron
Filed: 13 Oct 22