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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Goro Tamai, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Pete R. Garcia, North Branch, MI (US);
Shawn H. Swales, Farmington, MI (US);
Dumitru Puiu, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A drive unit includes a housing, a shaft, and a planetary gear set connected to the shaft and the housing. The planetary gear set includes a sun gear including a first helical gear portion and a second helical gear portion, a carrier axially offset relative to the sun gear, and a plurality of planet gears connected with the sun gear. Each of the plurality of planet gears includes a planet gear support shaft connected to the carrier, a first planet gear member supported by the planet gear support shaft including a first helical gear operatively connected to the first helical gear portion and a second planet gear member supported by the planet gear support shaft. The second planet gear member includes a second helical gear operatively connected to the second helical gear portion. The second planet gear member is axially shiftable relative to the first planet gear member.