Patent ID: 7445573

Claim:
A transmission assembly ( 3 ) of a vehicle comprising: a transmission input shaft ( 13 ); a transmission output shaft ( 15 ); at least first and second transverse vehicle shafts ( 4 ; 4 X; 4 Y; 4 X; 5 ) being coupled to the transmission input shaft ( 13 ) such that torque from the transmission input shaft ( 13 ) is transferred to at least one of the first and the second transverse vehicle shafts ( 4 ; 4 X; 4 Y; 4 X; 5 ) for driving the vehicle; a transmission housing ( 11 ) having a plurality of gear elements ( 16 to 25 ), for producing different gear ratios, being located between the transmission input shaft ( 13 ) and the transmission output shaft ( 15 ); the first transverse vehicle shaft extending through an interior space ( 10 ) of the transmission housing ( 11 ) perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the transmission assembly ( 3 ); and at least one of an electrical device ( 45 , 46 ; 45 Y, 46 Y) and a temperature control unit ( 47 ) being located within the transmission housing ( 11 ), on an axial side of the transmission housing ( 11 ) through which the first transverse vehicle shaft ( 4 ; 4 X; 4 Y; 4 Z) extends.