Patent ID: 9255633
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B60K,F16H

Claim Text:
1. A drive arrangement for wheels of a motor vehicle, comprising: a differential having an input element output elements and a differential case, said output elements being respectively operably connected to the wheels of the motor vehicle via output shafts; a gear mechanism; and an electric machine having a ring shaped rotor, said ring shaped rotor defining a rotation axis of the electric machine and being connected in driving relationship with the input element of the differential via the gear mechanism, wherein the gear mechanism and the differential are substantially entirely arranged within a space entirely axially surrounded by the rotor, wherein the gear mechanism is constructed as a planet gear train, said planet gear train having a housing-fixed reaction element, another input element in driving relationship with the rotor, and an output element drivingly connected to the input element of the differential.