Gm Global Technolgoy Operations, Inc.

Matthew James Laskaska

James M Hart

Chi Teck Lee

Dumitru Puiu

Randal William Arndt

Christopher M Kaminski

Brenten Paul Corliss

A product including a carrier having piloting features for assembling multiple gear drives for use in an electric drive unit of a vehicle. A method of assembling a portion of an electric drive unit utilizing a gear piloting carrier having piloting features for assembling multiple gear drives.

Multi-axis gear piloting carrier for electric drive unit

Locking differential systems, vehicles and methods are provided. An electric vehicle includes an electric motor including a stator and a rotor, wherein the rotor is configured to rotate about a rotor axis; a rotor shaft connected to the rotor for rotation about the rotor axis; a differential located within the rotor shaft; a first input shaft connected to first side of the differential; a second input shaft connected to second side of the differential; a locking system configured to selectively lock rotation of the first input shaft to rotation of the rotor shaft; a control system configured to determine when to lock rotation of the first input shaft to rotation of the rotor shaft; and an actuation system configured to operate the locking system to lock rotation of the first input shaft to rotation of the rotor shaft.

Locking differentials in rotor shafts

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Essexville, MI, United States of America

Matthew James Laskaska