It’s a bit overcomplicated wheel reductor hub, used in some trucks and widespread in heavy equipement, but the input shaft can move a bit. And the artictle doesn’t mention anything about oil in it or how it is sealed.
Comment on Behold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Same
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I don’t get what this does or what’s the benefit. There’s still a cv-joint there. Otherwise the wheels can’t turn
IDeserveToBeLoved@szmer.info 9 months ago
Pulptastic@midwest.social 9 months ago
The motor could move with the wheel, but there goes that space they saved.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It replaces the cv joint. Watch the video.
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 9 months ago
There’s the CV-joint
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Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The video shows how their gears go up down and side to side to perform the function of a cv joint. So whatever that cv looking thing is, it’s not a cv joint.
Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 9 months ago
If it was just a solid axle going from the motor to the uniwheel you couldn’t steer the car. It doesn’t allow for such movement.