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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2023
Applicant:
Dana Italia S.r.l., Arco, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DANA ITALIA S.R.L., Arco, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/02 (2006.01); B60K 17/356 (2006.01); B60K 23/04 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60K 17/02 (2013.01); B60K 17/356 (2013.01); B60K 23/0808 (2013.01); B60L 15/2054 (2013.01); B60K 2007/0061 (2013.01); B60K 2023/046 (2013.01); B60L 2200/40 (2013.01); B60L 2240/24 (2013.01); B60L 2240/423 (2013.01); B60L 2240/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for an electric vehicle (EV). The EV system, in one example, includes a first electric drive axle and a second electric drive axle that each include a pair of electric motors and a motor coupling clutch. The EV system further includes a controller configured to selectively engage one or both of the motor coupling clutches based on vehicle load.