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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2023
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Niclas Raeder, Bermatingen, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a drive unit for a drive axle of a vehicle, comprising a first and a second electric machine, a differential with a differential input and two differential output shafts which are designed to be drivingly connected to a respective drive wheel of the drive axle, and a transmission. The transmission comprises a first transmission input shaft for connecting to the first electric machine, a second transmission input shaft for connecting to the second electric machine, a transmission output shaft for connecting to the differential, a first shifting unit with three shifting elements, a second shifting unit with two shifting elements, and two planetary gearsets coupled to one another. The differential is arranged with its axis parallel to the two electric machines and to the transmission, and the transmission output shaft is connected by a first spur gear stage to a differential input.