Patent ID: 9221336
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: B60K,B60Y,F16D

Abstract:
1. An integrated drive assembly for a vehicle having an engine including a crankshaft disposed in an engine housing, the crankshaft having a first axis of rotation, the integrated drive assembly comprising: a drive train disposed within the engine housing and engaged to and driven by the crankshaft; an output driven by the drive train and having a second axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the first axis of rotation, the output having a first shaft end extending out a first side of the engine housing and a second shaft end extending out a second side of the engine housing opposite to the first side; a power take off mechanism having a power take off clutch disposed in the engine housing to selectively couple an auxiliary output shaft to the crankshaft, wherein the auxiliary output shaft is collinear with the crankshaft; a first variable speed drive having a first input shaft connected to the first shaft end; and a second variable speed drive having a second input connected to the second shaft end.