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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Sysems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventor:
James F. Ziech, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/04 (2006.01); B60G 9/02 (2006.01); B60K 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60G 9/022 (2013.01); B60K 17/043 (2013.01); B60G 2200/314 (2013.01); B60G 2200/341 (2013.01); B60G 2202/152 (2013.01); B60G 2300/50 (2013.01); B60K 17/22 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0046 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0061 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0076 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric vehicle comprising a portal axle architecture. The electric vehicle having a frame. An axle assembly including a De Dion tube. A first wheel hub and a second wheel hub rotatably coupled with the De Dion tube. A suspension system coupled with the vehicle frame, the suspension system having at least one pair of trailing arms pivotally coupled with the vehicle frame and at least one pair of air springs. A first electric drive assembly in driving engagement with the first wheel hub, and a second electric drive assembly in driving engagement with the second wheel hub.