Patent ID: 11909294
Assignee: AUDI AG
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  F | IPC B  F  H

Claim 19:
20. A drive mechanism for a vehicle,
wherein the drive mechanism includes as drive components an electrical machine a power electronics unit, and a transmission, wherein the electrical machine is disposed in a first housing, the power electronics unit is disposed in a second housing different from the first housing, and the transmission is disposed in a third housing different from the first housing and the second housing, each of the first housing, the second housing, and the third housing enclosing a respective air space, wherein at least two air spaces of adjacent housings are interconnected in an air-permeable manner, the drive mechanism further comprising a common pressure compensating member to all drive components, wherein the common pressure compensating member connects the air spaces of all drive components of the drive mechanism to an environment and is disposed above a wading line of the vehicle when the drive mechanism is installed in the vehicle.