Patent ID: 8613685

Claim:
A vehicle axle comprising: (a) a motor housing; (b) a differential housing, a differential cover; (c) said differential housing and said differential cover are firmly connected to each other; (d) said differential housing and said differential cover are pivotally located in said housing; (e) a first side gear pivotally located in said differential housing and said differential cover; (f) a second side gear pivotally located in said differential housing and said differential cover; (g) said first side gear, said second side gear, said differential housing, and said differential cover are co-axial; (h) a first set of pinion gears pivotally located in said differential housing and said differential cover; (i) a second set of pinion gears pivotally located in said differential housing and said differential cover; (j) pivot axes of each of said first pinion gears are parallel to a pivot axis of said first side gear; (k) a pivot axis of each of said second pinion gears are parallel to a pivot axis of said second side gear; (l) said first set of pinion gears mesh with said first side gear; (m) said second set of pinion gears mesh with said second side gear; (n) said first pinion gears mesh with said second pinion gears in pairs; (o) an engaging gear pivotally located in said housing; (p) said ganging gear is co-axial with said first side gear, said second side gear, said differential housing, and said differential cover; (q) said engaging gear meshes with said first set of pinion gears; (r) a motor is pivotally located in said motor housing; (s) a shaft of said motor is co-axial with the pivot axes of said first side gear, said second side gear, said differential housing, and said differential cover; (t) said engaging gear is coupled to said shaft of said motor; (u) a motor housing is firmly connected to said differential housing and said differential cover.