• Patent Title: Drive apparatus for a vehicle axle of a vehicle
  • Application No.: US17781454
    Application Date: 2020-11-09
  • Publication No.: US11951826B2
    Publication Date: 2024-04-09
  • Inventor: Bastian Gebhard
  • Applicant: AUDI AG
  • Applicant Address: DE Ingolstadt
  • Assignee: AUDI AG
  • Current Assignee: AUDI AG
  • Current Assignee Address: DE Ingolstadt
  • Agency: STAAS & HALSEY LLP
  • Priority: DE 2019132591.9 2019.12.02
  • International Application: PCT/EP2020/081412 2020.11.09
  • International Announcement: WO2021/110359A 2021.06.10
  • Date entered country: 2022-06-01
  • Main IPC: B60K17/02
  • IPC: B60K17/02 B60K17/12 F16D11/14 F16D23/12
Drive apparatus for a vehicle axle of a vehicle
Abstract:
A two-tracked vehicle is powered by an electric machine which operates as a motor to rotate output shafts via an axle differential with each of the output shafts coupled to a vehicle wheel. One of the output shafts is subdivided into a wheel-side shaft portion and an electric-machine-side shaft portion which can be drivingly coupled to each other by a form-fit coupling to bring the electric machine into driving connection with the vehicle wheels during driving operation. The wheel-side shaft portion and electric-machine-side shaft portion can be decoupled from each other to prevent drag losses during driving operation when the electric machine is deactivated.
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