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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023

Filed:

May. 14, 2021
Applicant:

Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;

Inventors:

Christian Glück, Ingolstadt, DE;

Alfred Rehr, Hepberg, DE;

Dominik Polz, Pförring, DE;

Assignee:

AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60K 6/50 (2007.10); B60K 6/383 (2007.10); B60K 17/35 (2006.01); F16D 13/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/383 (2013.01); B60K 6/50 (2013.01); B60K 17/3505 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/427 (2013.01); F16D 13/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

A motor vehicle, including a drivable front axle, a drivable rear axle, an internal combustion engine, an automatic transmission coupled thereto, and a switchable torque distribution unit which is coupled to the automatic transmission and enables all-wheel drive, which torque distribution unit is coupled to the front axle and the rear axle. A torque generated by the internal combustion engine can be directed from the torque distribution unit either to the front or rear axle or distributed to both axles. An electric machine is provided which is coupled to the rear axle. A torque generated by the electric machine which is provided to the rear axle is provided to the torque distribution unit via the coupling and can also be provided from this torque distribution unit to the front axle.


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