Patent ID: 11879529
Assignee: FCA US LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 14:
15. An electric vehicle, comprising:
an electric motor having an output shaft;
first and second axle shafts; and
a gearbox assembly operably coupled between the electric motor and the first and second axle shaft, the gearbox assembly comprising:
a housing;
a first planetary gear set configured to operably connect to the electric motor output shaft to drive the first axle, the first planetary gear set including a first sun gear, a first carrier, and a first ring gear;
a first clutch configured to selectively ground the first ring gear;
a second clutch configured to selectively ground the first carrier;
a second planetary gear set configured to operably connect to the electric motor output shaft to drive the second axle, the second planetary gear set including a second sun gear, a second carrier, and a second ring gear;
a third clutch configured to selectively ground the second ring gear; and
a fourth clutch configured to selectively ground the second carrier,
wherein the first, second, third, and fourth clutches are independently controlled to enable independent control of a direction of rotation of each of the first axle shaft and the second axle shaft.