Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electric vehicle drive units
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Application No.: US16220741Application Date: 2018-12-14
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Publication No.: US11482907B2Publication Date: 2022-10-25
- Inventor: Mason Verbridge , Gary Gloceri
- Applicant: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Plymouth
- Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Plymouth
- Agency: Haley Guiliano LLP
- Main IPC: F16H57/02
- IPC: F16H57/02 ; F16H57/033 ; B60K1/02 ; B60K1/00 ; H02K7/116 ; B60K17/08 ; H02K11/33 ; B60L50/51 ; B60L15/20 ; H02K7/00 ; B60L50/00 ; B60K6/365 ; B60K23/08

Abstract:
A dual drive unit may include two motors, two power transfer mechanisms, and two output shafts. The output shafts are co-linear. The dual drive unit may include two single drive units, which may be similar to each other, coupled together at a joint, which may optionally include a clutch. A drive unit may be modular, and various components may be combined to provide power to an output shaft. For example, a drive unit may include a differential at a first interface, which may be removable, and two drive units may be coupled together at the first interface. A drive unit may have a Z configuration, wherein a motor on a first side of a vehicle powers a wheel on an opposite side of the vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190186617A1 ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVE UNITS Public/Granted day:2019-06-20
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