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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Karma Automotive Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Shashank Vijay, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Assignee:
Karma Automotive LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0443 (2013.01); F16H 57/02 (2013.01); F16H 57/0436 (2013.01); F16H 57/0447 (2013.01); F16H 57/045 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transmission system for an electric vehicle. The system includes a gearbox containing gears and a lubricating fluid. A pump is provided for supplying and removing lubricating fluid from the gear box. The operation of the pump is controlled by a controller. A reservoir is provided for storing lubricating fluid. The controller is configured to control the pump so that a portion of the lubricating fluid is removed from the gear box when the vehicle is involved in a high acceleration event.