Patent ID: 11970053
Assignee: ALLISON TRANSMISSION, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. An electric axle assembly comprising:
a suspension frame having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a bridge that extends from the first side to the second side;
a first drive assembly coupled to the first side of the suspension frame and including a drive unit and a first gearset;
a first wheel hub coupled to the first drive assembly and arranged for rotation about a first axis, wherein the first axis defines a horizontal plane;
a second drive assembly coupled to the second side of the suspension frame and including a second gearset;
a second wheel hub coupled to the second drive assembly and arranged for rotation about the first axis; and
a portal shaft coupled to the first gearset of the first drive assembly and the second gearset of the second drive assembly, wherein the portal shaft is arranged for rotation about a second axis offset from the first axis and wherein each of the portal shaft and the bridge is vertically offset from the horizontal plane defined by the first axis.