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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2024
Dana Automotive Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Benjamin Powell, Austin, TX (US);
Douglas Bradley, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Sakthikumar Rathakrishnan, Perrysburg, OH (US);
Eric M. Engerman, Plymouth, MI (US);
DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Abstract
A system and method for an electric axle. The electric axle includes, in one example, a traction motor and an input planetary gear set arranged coaxial to the traction motor. The input planetary gear set includes a sun gear rotationally coupled to the traction motor and a carrier rotationally coupled to a shift sleeve. The electric axle further includes a multi-speed planetary gear set that is arranged coaxial to the input planetary gear set and a shift assembly that includes the shift sleeve positioned axially between the input planetary gear set and the multi-speed planetary gear set.