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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2024
Gkn Automotive Limited, Birmingham, GB;
Kazuto Kenmotsu, Tochigi, JP;
GKN Automotive Limited, Birmingham, GB;
Abstract
A coaxial drive unit is provided with a motor coaxial with a first axis. The drive unit has a differential that is coaxial with the first axis and includes a differential gear set for differential torque transmission to paired axles, an output shaft driven by the motor to rotate about the first axis and having a through-hole that allows one of the paired axles to reach the differential from an exterior. A transmission shaft is rotatable about a second axis parallel with the first axis and in mesh with both the output shaft and the differential to transmit the torque from the motor to the differential, a clutch is disposed between the motor and the differential gear set to limit a differential motion or disconnectably connect the output shaft with the differential, and an actuator is disposed above the first axis and configured to drive the clutch.