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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventors:
Gowrisankar Devaraj, Bruges, BE;
Eric M. Engerman, Plymouth, MI (US);
Charles B. Lohr, III, Jonestown, TX (US);
Gordon M. McIndoe, Volente, TX (US);
Travis J. Miller, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Ryan D. Nelms, Austin, TX (US);
Matthew Simister, Austin, TX (US);
Ned W. Wright, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/00 (2006.01); H02K 7/116 (2006.01); B60K 6/36 (2007.10); F16H 3/12 (2006.01); F16H 3/093 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/1163 (2013.01); B60K 6/36 (2013.01); F16H 3/126 (2013.01); F16H 2003/0936 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric drive axle of a vehicle includes an electric motor having an output shaft. An idler assembly is drivingly coupled to the electric motor and a differential. The idler assembly includes a first gear-clutch assembly to facilitate a first gear ratio and a second gear-clutch assembly to facilitate a second gear ratio.