Patent ID: 6401850
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
A drive axle for a motor vehicle, comprising:a housing defining first and second chambers; an electric motor disposed in said first chamber and having a rotor shaft extending into said second chamber; and a gearbox disposed in said second chamber and operably coupling said rotor shaft to first and second output shafts, said gearbox including a planetary reduction gearset having a ring gear fixed to said housing, a sun gear driven by said rotor shaft, a planet carrier, and compound planet gears rotatably supported by said planet carrier and having a first gear segment meshed with said sun gear and a second gear segment meshed with said ring gear, said gearbox further including a differential assembly having an input member driven by said planet carrier, a first output member driving said first output shaft, and a second output member driving said second output shaft.