Patent ID: 11879529
Assignee: FCA US LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A two-speed gearbox assembly for an electric drive vehicle, the gearbox assembly comprising:
a housing;
a first planetary gear set configured to operably connect to an output of an electric motor to drive a first axle, the first planetary gear set including a first sun gear, a first carrier, and a first ring gear;
a first clutch configured to selectively ground the first ring gear;
a second clutch configured to selectively ground the first carrier;
a second planetary gear set configured to operably connect to the output of the electric motor to drive a second axle, the second planetary gear set including a second sun gear, a second carrier, and a second ring gear;
a third clutch configured to selectively ground the second ring gear; and
a fourth clutch configured to selectively ground the second carrier,
wherein the first, second, third, and fourth clutches are independently controlled to enable independent control of a direction of rotation of each of the first axle and the second axle.