Patent ID: 11898624
Assignee: VOLVO CAR CORPORATION
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. An electric vehicle, comprising:
an electric motor; and
a gear assembly, comprising:
a shaft with a rotatable gear both on a first end and on a second end, each gear connected to respectively a first and second clutch, each clutch having a first clutch member fixedly connected to the gear and the first clutch member being connectable to a second clutch member extending around the shaft and connected to the shaft in a fixed angular position, a force member being axially situated between the first and second clutch and configured for axially moving the second clutch member of each clutch relative to the first clutch member of the respective clutch in an axial direction such that for each clutch the first clutch member and the second clutch member can engage and disengage in a slipping manner at relative circumferential speeds, wherein the force member comprises a hydraulic actuator for each second clutch member, wherein the gear assembly is disposed in a housing having a first housing segment and a second housing segment and an interconnecting plate situated at an interface between the housing segments, the interconnecting plate supporting the hydraulic actuators.