Patent ID: 11858343
Assignee: ELECTRIC PROPULSION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B

Claim 4:
5. The lubricant supported electric motor assembly as set forth in claim 4, further comprising:
said first planetary gear reducer assembly including a plurality of first planet gears arranged radially outward of and operably connected to said first sun gear and a first ring gear arranged concentrically around and operably connected to said first planet gears for rotation about said axis A in response to rotation of said first sun gear;
said at least one slider clutch including a low speed slider clutch and a high speed slider clutch both rotatable simultaneously with said output gear and each independently actuatable to axially slide the actuated low or high speed slider clutch relative to said output gear as well as the other non-actuated one of said low or high speed slider clutch from said neutral position to said engaged position;
wherein said low speed slider clutch is disposed in selectively coupled relationship with said first ring gear in said respective engaged position to establish simultaneous rotation of said output gear with said first ring gear and a low gear arrangement for the lubricant supported electric motor assembly; and
wherein said high speed slider clutch is disposed in selectively coupled relationship with said sun gear in said respective engaged position to establish simultaneous rotation of said output gear with said sun gear and a high gear arrangement for the lubricant supported electric motor assembly.