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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
James M. Hart, Belleville, MI (US);
Shawn H. Swales, Farmington, MI (US);
Matthew J. Laskaska, Essexville, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An assembly includes a planetary gear set located within a housing. The planetary gear set includes a sun gear configured to be driven by a first motor/generator unit and rotate about a first axis, and planet gears in meshing engagement with the sun gear. The planetary gear set also includes a carrier supporting each of the planet gears and a ring gear surrounding the planet gears. The ring gear includes a first portion having a first splined connection and a radially inner set of teeth in meshing engagement with the planet gears and a second portion having a radially outer set of teeth and a second splined connection in engagement with the first splined connection. The planetary gear set also includes first and second bearings each having an inner race fixed relative to the housing and an outer race fixed to the second portion of the ring gear.