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Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2018
Applicant:

GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);

Inventors:

Joseph R. Littlefield, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Alan G. Holmes, Clarkston, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 37/08 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/40 (2007.10); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60K 6/52 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 37/0813 (2013.01); B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B60K 6/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60K 6/52 (2013.01); F16H 37/082 (2013.01); B60K 2001/001 (2013.01); B60K 2006/4833 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/73 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/80 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/82 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6221 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6265 (2013.01); Y10S 903/911 (2013.01); Y10S 903/916 (2013.01); Y10S 903/951 (2013.01);
Abstract

A final drive assembly for a vehicle drive axle having first and second axle-shafts that are configured to rotate about a common first axis. The final drive assembly includes a first gear-set configured to be operatively connected to the first axle-shaft. The final drive assembly also includes a second gear-set configured to be operatively connected to the second axle-shaft. The final drive assembly additionally includes an electric motor configured to provide an electric motor torque input to each of the first and second gear-sets and arranged on a second axis that is parallel to the first axis.


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