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Wheel Drive Module

Assembly

One powered wheel: a motor and gearbox spin a cleated metal wheel sized to grip loose soil. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Wheel Drive Module parts and their functions

6 top-level parts · 31 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Wheel Drive Module parts diagram: 1 drive motor, 2 gearbox housing, 3 helical gear pair, 4 rover wheel, 5 ball bearing, 6 holding brake. 31 parts in 6 top-level items.
Wheel Drive Module parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Drive Motor 4 parts 1×
2 Gearbox Housing 1× Rigid cast housing that holds the gears and bearings in alignment, contains the lubricant, and mounts the gearbox to the machine.
3 Helical Gear Pair 2× Two meshing helical gears forming one reduction stage that steps torque up and speed down between parallel shafts with quiet, continuous tooth contact.
4 Rover Wheel 1× Cleated aluminum wheel with flexible spokes for traction on regolith.
5 Ball Bearing 2× Deep-groove radial ball bearing.
6 Holding Brake 1× Brake holding a wheel still on slopes when parked.

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Bill of materials for Wheel Drive Module

6 top-level lines · 17 rows shown · 31 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Drive Motor 4 parts rov-drive-motor 1× 1 24 assembly
1.1 Stator Assembly 3 parts stator-assembly 1× 1 3 assembly
1.1.1 Stator Core (laminations) stator-core 1× 1 · part
1.1.2 Copper Winding copper-winding 1× 1 · part
1.1.3 Slot Insulation stator-insulation 1× 1 · part
1.2 Rotor Assembly 4 parts rotor-assembly 1× 1 19 assembly
1.2.1 Rotor Shaft rotor-shaft 1× 1 · part
1.2.2 Rotor Core rotor-core 1× 1 · part
1.2.3 Neodymium Magnet neodymium-magnet 16× 16 · part
1.2.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 1× 1 · part
1.3 Resolver rov-resolver 1× 1 · part
1.4 Oil Seal oil-seal 1× 1 · part
2 Gearbox Housing gearbox-housing 1× 1 · part
3 Helical Gear Pair gear-pair 2× 2 · part
4 Rover Wheel rov-wheel 1× 1 · part
5 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 2× 2 · part
6 Holding Brake rov-brake 1× 1 · part

Where the wheel drive module is used

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

Used in 1 assembly

Mobility System

Sourcing: possible vendors

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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 Tire
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