Patent ID: 8604654

Claim:
A drive unit for a vehicle having an electric machine comprising: a rotor rotatable around an axis, the rotor being configured to be coupled with a driveshaft acting on at least one wheel of the vehicle; a stator having an electric winding with terminations configured to be connected to a power source; a first housing element enclosing the rotor and the stator on a radially outer side; a connection device at a housing opening of the drive unit; axial connectors arranged axially with respect to the electric machine, the axial connectors being positioned at a wall area of the drive unit and being fixed in position at the stator, the axial connectors comprising stator contacts connected to the winding terminations; and wall contacts at the wall area, the wall contacts corresponding to the stator contacts, the wall contacts and the stator contacts being configured to be connected to each other at the wall area via a simultaneous plug-in connection upon axial insertion of the electrical machine into the first housing element; wherein the wall contacts are one of electrically connected to the connection device and form the connection device.