Patent ID: 9074672
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rear drive module for a drivetrain of an all-wheel drive motor vehicle, the rear drive module comprising: an axle housing; an input pinion rotatably coupled to the axle housing; a spool rotatably coupled to the axle housing; a ring gear coupled to the spool for rotation therewith, the ring gear being meshingly engaged with the input pinion; a disconnect clutch having a first clutch member and a second clutch member, the first clutch member being coupled to the spool for rotation therewith, the disconnect clutch being configured to selectively transmit rotary power between the first and second clutch members; a hollow shaft coupled for rotation with the second clutch member, the hollow shaft being received in the spool; a differential assembly having a differential case and a differential gearset with a pair of differential outputs, the differential case being coupled to the hollow shaft for rotation therewith, the differential gearset being configured to receive rotary power from the differential case and to output rotary power to the differential outputs; and a pair of axle shafts, each axle shaft being coupled to a corresponding one of the differential outputs for rotation therewith; wherein a portion of the first clutch member is disposed radially between the spool and the hollow shaft.