Gkn Automotive Gmbh

Gkn Driveline International Gmbh

Ralph Mertens

Theodor Gassmann

Mark Schmidt

Nikolaus Mayr

Kurt Müller

Fred Kramer

Jiri Marks

Thomas Altenrath

A drive assembly for a motor vehicle has a multi-step transmission and a differential drive. The multi-step transmission comprises a rotatingly drivable driveshaft and an intermediate shaft parallel to the driveshaft, and at least one first transmission stage and a second transmission stage for transmitting torque from the driveshaft to the intermediate shaft with different transmission ratios, as well as a shift unit, wherein the intermediate shaft comprises an output gear for transmitting torque to a differential carrier of the differential drive, wherein a rotational axis of the differential carrier extends parallel to the intermediate shaft, wherein the output gear and the shift unit are arranged axially between the at least two transmission stages, and wherein the driveshaft comprises bores for supplying lubricant.

Drive assembly for an electric drive

An assembly for measuring force at a friction coupling, more particularly in the driveline of a motor vehicle. The assembly includes an outer plate carrier () at which outer plates () are held so as to be rotationally secured and in a way so as to be axially displaceable, wherein at least one of the outer plates () comprises an outer cam (); an inner plate carrier () at which inner plates () are held in a rotationally fast way and in a way so as to be axially displaceable; wherein the outer plates () and the inner plates () are arranged so as to alternate in the axial direction, while jointly forming a plate package (); a force measuring device arranged in such a way that, upon actuation of the friction coupling (), it is loaded by the cam () in an operating direction extending at a distance from, and transversely to, the longitudinal axis (A).

Assembly for determining torque at a friction coupling

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Ralph Mertens