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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2023
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Peter Petrov, Gothenburg, SE;
Håkan Lennström, Gothenburg, SE;
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to an axle assembly for an electric vehicle. The axle assembly comprises a first electric machine, a second electric machine, and a spur gear unit comprising at least one spur gear stage and a differential gear unit. The at least one spur gear stage is drivingly coupled to the differential gear unit. Moreover, an output shaft of the first electric machine, an output shaft of the second electric machine, and an input shaft of the spur gear stage are formed by a common shaft. Additionally, the differential gear unit comprises a first output flange for drivingly coupling a first wheel to the axle assembly and a second output flange for drivingly coupling a second wheel to the axle assembly. Furthermore, a vehicle comprising such an axle assembly is presented. The differential gear unit is arranged centrally with respect to a vehicle width direction.