Patent ID: 11938810
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A vehicle, comprising:
a propulsion system having an output shaft;
a transmission system including:
an input shaft assembly coupled to the output shaft;
a transfer shaft assembly coupled to the input shaft assembly, the transfer shaft assembly including a first transfer shaft having a first helical gear configured to be driven by the input shaft assembly and a first helical pinion gear, and a second transfer shaft having a second helical gear configured to be driven by the input shaft assembly and a second helical pinion gear, the first helical gear and the first helical pinion gear having a helix angle, and the second helical gear and the second helical pinion gear having a first helix angle; and
a differential assembly coupled to the transfer shaft assembly, the differential assembly including a third helical gear and a fourth helical gear coupled to a differential gear set, the third helical gear configured to be driven by the first helical pinion gear and the fourth helical gear configured to be driven by the second helical pinion gear, the differential gear set configured to drive a first output shaft and a second output shaft.