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Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 18, 2023
Applicant:

Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;

Inventor:

Ivo Greiter, Eitensheim, DE;

Assignee:

AUDI AG, Ingolstadt, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0476 (2013.01); F16H 57/0415 (2013.01); F16H 57/042 (2013.01); F16H 57/0436 (2013.01); F16H 57/0443 (2013.01); F16H 57/045 (2013.01); F16H 57/0457 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02034 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02052 (2013.01);
Abstract

A motor unit is provided having an electric motor and a transmission, which are mechanically joined together and arranged in a housing, wherein the motor unit comprises a lubricant circuit, which lubricates the electric motor and the transmission, wherein a lubricant pump is provided, having an outlet and at least two inlets for lubricant. Furthermore, a lubricant sump is provided, which is arranged beneath the electric motor and/or the transmission in the housing during use, having at least two suction points. A method is also provided for the circulation of lubricant in a motor unit.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Greiter, Ivo. (2026). Motor unit having a lubricant circuit (U.S. Patent No. 12618463). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12618463

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