Patent ID: 11933392
Assignee: DANA GRAZIANO S.R.L.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 12:
13. A method for a hybrid drive unit having a first electric motor, an axle differential for connection with a second electric motor, an internal combustion engine, or a hydraulic motor, a first axle half shaft and a second axle half shaft connected to the axle differential, and a first clutching device, a second clutching device, the method comprising:
controlling the first clutching device and the second clutching device independently of one another, including
selectively drivingly engaging the first axle half shaft via the first clutching device and with the second axle half shaft via the second clutching device;
during a first mode of operation, opening the first clutching device and the second clutching device and driving the first axle half shaft and the second axle half shaft with the second electric motor, an internal combustion engine, or a hydraulic motor via the axle differential; and
during a second mode of operation, closing or partially closing the first clutching device and the second clutching device and drivingly disengaging the first axle half shaft and the second axle half shaft with the second electric motor, the internal combustion engine, or the hydraulic motor via the axle differential.