Patent ID: 6499549
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B60K,B60L,F16H,H02K,Y02T,Y10S

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