Patent ID: 7648011
Filing Date: 2010-01-19
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
1. A drive assembly for a driveline of a motor vehicle with an axle which is selectively drivable, the assembly comprising: a drive with a drive housing comprising a sleeve-shaped projection in which a drive input shaft is rotatably supported; and a multi-plate coupling which is arranged ahead of the drive, the multi-plate coupling being rotatably supported in a coupling housing connected to the drive housing and, further comprising a coupling input part for introducing torque and a coupling output part connected to the drive input shaft in a rotationally fast way, wherein the multi-plate coupling is arranged coaxially externally relative to the sleeve-shaped projection and at least partially axially overlaps said sleeve-shaped projection; and wherein the multi-plate coupling comprises a set of coupling plates for the transmission of torque and which, axially alternately, are connected to the coupling input part and to the coupling output part in a rotationally fast way, wherein the set of coupling plates at least partially axially overlaps the sleeve-shaped projection.