Patent ID: 9689485
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: F16H,Y10S

Claim:
1. A vehicle, comprising: an engine; a differential operatively coupled to the engine; a first road wheel; a first half shaft drivingly coupling the differential to the first road wheel; a first electric machine having a first output shaft; a first planetary gear set having a first sun gear, a first planet carrier, and a first ring gear, the first sun gear being fixedly coupled with the first output shaft, the first planet carrier being fixedly coupled with the first half shaft; a first brake configured to selectively hold the first ring gear against rotation; a second road wheel; a second half shaft drivingly coupling the differential to the second road wheel; a second electric machine having a second output shaft; a second planetary gear set having a second sun gear, a second planet carrier, and a second ring gear, the second sun gear being fixedly coupled with the second output shaft, the second planet carrier being fixedly coupled with the second half shaft; and a second brake configured to selectively hold the first ring gear against rotation.