logo

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10995836 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 30, 2017

Drive unit assembly

Applicant:

Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);

Inventors:

Ken E. Cooper, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Thomas L. Nahrwold, Napoleon, OH (US);

Assignee:

Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);

Attorney:

McCoy Russell LLP

Primary Examiner:

Roger L Pang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 1/28 (2006.01); F16H 37/08 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/16 (2006.01); B60K 23/04 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); F16D 11/14 (2006.01); F16H 48/08 (2006.01); F16H 48/24 (2006.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60K 17/08 (2006.01); B60K 17/02 (2006.01); B60K 6/52 (2007.10); B60K 17/354 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); F16D 11/00 (2006.01); F16H 48/36 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 37/082 (2013.01); B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60K 17/02 (2013.01); B60K 17/08 (2013.01); B60K 17/16 (2013.01); B60K 17/165 (2013.01); B60K 23/04 (2013.01); B60L 15/20 (2013.01); F16D 11/14 (2013.01); F16H 1/28 (2013.01); F16H 48/08 (2013.01); F16H 48/24 (2013.01); B60K 6/52 (2013.01); B60K 17/354 (2013.01); B60K 23/0808 (2013.01); B60K 2001/001 (2013.01); B60L 2240/421 (2013.01); B60L 2240/461 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/80 (2013.01); F16D 2011/002 (2013.01); F16H 48/36 (2013.01);
Abstract

A drive unit assembly. The drive unit includes a motor drivingly connected to a motor output shaft which in turn is drivingly connected to a sun gear of a gear assembly. The gear assembly further includes a gear assembly housing, one or more planetary gears and a pinion gear. At least a portion of the one or more planetary gears are drivingly connected to the sun gear, the gear assembly housing and a plurality of gear teeth circumferentially extending from an inner surface of a drive unit housing. The pinion gear has a first side and a second side, where the second side of the pinion gear is integrally connected to a first end portion of the gear assembly housing. Drivingly connected to the pinion gear is a differential ring gear of a differential assembly having a first side gear, a second side gear and one or more bevel gears.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…