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

Claim 12:
13. An electric axle assembly comprising:
a suspension frame having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a bridge, wherein the bridge comprises a first rail that extends from the first side to the second side and a second rail, parallel to the first rail, 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 positioned between the first rail and the second rail of the bridge and 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,
wherein the portal shaft is coplanar with each of the first and second rails of the bridge, and each of the portal shaft, the first rail, and the second rails is vertically offset from the horizontal axis defined by the first axis.