Patent ID: 11913535
Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A product line comprising:
a housing configured to house a first product or a second product; and
the first product including a first multi-stage gear train assembly that includes a first plurality of stages that includes multiple gears that rotate on a first intermediate shaft, a second intermediate shaft, and a first differential; and
the second product including a second multi-stage gear train assembly including a second plurality of stages that has a fewer number of stages than the first plurality of stages, wherein the second plurality of stages include multiple gears that rotate on an intermediate shaft and a differential of the second multi-stage gear train assembly;
wherein a center distance between a rotational axis of the first intermediate shaft and a rotational axis of the first differential of the first multi-stage gear train assembly is equivalent to a center distance between a rotational axis of the intermediate shaft and a rotational axis of the differential of the second multi-stage gear train assembly, and wherein the housing forms a portion of an electric beam axle assembly and comprises axle shaft openings.