Patent ID: 7448460
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: B60K,B60Y,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An electric drive axle module with a power takeoff for a vehicle comprising: a housing; a main output shaft extending from the housing and having a first segment defining a first end and a second segment defining a second end; a first wheel end assembly coupled to the first end and configured to be independently suspended relative to the vehicle; a second wheel end assembly coupled to the second end and configured to be independently suspended relative to the vehicle; a variable speed electric motor coupled to the housing; a transmission disposed within the housing and including a neutral state, the transmission coupled to the electric motor and engageable with the main output shaft to drive the wheel end assemblies; and an auxiliary output shaft coupled to the transmission, wherein when the transmission is in the neutral state, the auxiliary output shaft will operate at a speed independent of a speed of the wheel end assemblies and dependant on the electric motor speed and when the transmission is operably engaged in other than the neutral state, the auxiliary output shaft will operate at a speed related to both electric motor speed and the speed of the wheel end assemblies.