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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2023
Applicant:
Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventors:
Nathan D. Mandery, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Kyle Mourdock, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Assignee:
DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18172 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0225 (2013.01); B60W 2520/26 (2013.01); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle including a first motor coupled to a first gear train, a second motor coupled to a second gear train, and a spool lock configured to variably couple the first gear train and the second gear train, allowing a first torque output by the first motor and a second torque output by the second motor to be combined and output to a first wheel coupled to the first gear train or a second wheel coupled to the second gear train.