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Wheel Drive Unit

Assembly

A cleated wheel with its own geared brushless drive motor. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Wheel Drive Unit parts and their functions

4 top-level parts · 37 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Wheel Drive Unit parts diagram: 1 cleated wheel, 2 drive motor, 3 wheel gearbox, 4 ball bearing. 37 parts in 4 top-level items.
Wheel Drive Unit parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Cleated Wheel 1× Spun aluminum wheel with grousers and a flexible spoke pattern for compliance.
2 Drive Motor 5 parts 1× Brushless DC motor that turns one wheel.
3 Wheel Gearbox 3 parts 1× High-ratio planetary reduction giving the wheel its slow, high-torque output.
4 Ball Bearing 2× hub bearings

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Bill of materials for Wheel Drive Unit

4 top-level lines · 19 rows shown · 37 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Cleated Wheel mars-rover-wheel 1× 1 · part
2 Drive Motor 5 parts mars-rover-drive-motor 1× 1 28 assembly
2.1 Stator Assembly 3 parts stator-assembly 1× 1 3 assembly
2.1.1 Stator Core (laminations) stator-core 1× 1 · part
2.1.2 Copper Winding copper-winding 1× 1 · part
2.1.3 Slot Insulation stator-insulation 1× 1 · part
2.2 Rotor Assembly 4 parts rotor-assembly 1× 1 19 assembly
2.2.1 Rotor Shaft rotor-shaft 1× 1 · part
2.2.2 Rotor Core rotor-core 1× 1 · part
2.2.3 Neodymium Magnet neodymium-magnet 16× 16 · part
2.2.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 1× 1 · part
2.3 Copper Winding copper-winding 3× 3 · part
2.4 Motor Housing motor-housing 1× 1 · part
2.5 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 2× 2 · part
3 Wheel Gearbox 3 parts mars-rover-wheel-gearbox 1× 1 6 assembly
3.1 Gearbox Housing gearbox-housing 1× 1 · part
3.2 Helical Gear Pair gear-pair 3× 3 · part
3.3 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 2× 2 · part
4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 2× 2 · part

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Where the wheel drive unit is used

1 product across 1 domain contain it, directly or inside a sub-assembly

Used in 1 assembly

Sourcing: possible vendors

Browse the supplier directory → Prices, MOQ, and lead times are algorithmic estimates, not quotes, and not claims about these companies. Company mappings are curated by keyword; est. price band $10–$400. How estimates work
VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇮🇳MRF
mrftyres.com ↗
Chennai, IN Tyres 500 pcs 4–8 wks
🇮🇳Apollo Tyres
apollotyres.com ↗
Gurugram, IN Tyres 500 pcs 4–8 wks
linglong.cn ↗ Zhaoyuan, CN Tyres 500 pcs 4–8 wks
🇮🇳CEAT
ceat.com ↗
Mumbai, IN Tyres 500 pcs 4–8 wks
🇨🇳Sailun
sailungroup.com ↗
Qingdao, CN Tyres 500 pcs 4–8 wks