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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2017
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Alexandre Jung, Munich, DE;
Hans Glonner, Pfaffenhofen, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A drive system is provided for a motor vehicle having: a first wheel pair driven by an internal combustion engine and an electric motor; a second wheel pair driven by an electric motor; an internal combustion engine which is coupled to the first wheel pair; a generator which can be operated as an electric motor and which is coupled to the internal combustion engine and the first wheel pair; and an electric motor which is coupled to the second wheel pair and is set up to convert energy produced by the generator into mechanical energy. A planetary gear is provided which is used to couple the internal combustion engine to the generator and the first wheel pair.