@floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoBehold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Samecleantechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square301fedilinkarrow-up1771arrow-down158
arrow-up1713arrow-down1external-linkBehold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Samecleantechnica.com@floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square301fedilink
minus-square@Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoIt replaces the cv joint. Watch the video.
minus-square@Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoThe 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.
minus-square@Thorny_Insight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoIf 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.
minus-square@froop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoLooks like it eliminates the engine-side cvd but not the wheel-side.
minus-square@BearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoCan’t really do that, u-joints and cv’s work in pairs to balance the angular change
minus-square@froop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoThere is no angular change between the axle shaft and the engine.
minus-square@Haywire@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoThe motor could turn with the wheel. You could have a wheel-motor without the excessive unsprung weight of the motor components.
It replaces the cv joint. Watch the video.
There’s the CV-joint
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.
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.
Looks like it eliminates the engine-side cvd but not the wheel-side.
Can’t really do that, u-joints and cv’s work in pairs to balance the angular change
There is no angular change between the axle shaft and the engine.
The motor could turn with the wheel. You could have a wheel-motor without the excessive unsprung weight of the motor components.