Patent ID: 7252173

Claim:
A differential ( 2 ) for a vehicle for the apportionment of a drive torque of a drive motor ( 1 ) between a first output shaft ( 4 ) supporting a first driven wheel ( 6 ) and a second output shaft ( 3 ) supporting a second driven wheel ( 5 ), the differential ( 2 ) comprising: a crown gear receiving a drive torque via a drive shaft connected to the drive motor ( 1 ) and the crown gear ( 7 ) is positioned on a first side of the drive motor between the drive motor ( 1 ) and the first driven wheel ( 6 ); a front shaft coupling assembly ( 10 ) is spaced from the crown gear ( 7 ) and positioned on a second opposite side of the drive motor ( 1 ) between the drive motor ( 1 ) and the second driven wheel ( 5 ) for compensation of rotational speed differences between the first and second output shafts ( 3 , 4 ); and wherein the crown gear ( 7 ) is non-rotatably supported on a torque shaft ( 8 ) extending from the first side of the drive motor ( 1 ) transverse to the drive motor ( 1 ) to the second side of the drive motor ( 1 ) to connect with the front shaft coupling assembly ( 10 ).