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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
May. 05, 2006
Steven G. Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
David A. Janson, Plymouth, MI (US);
Matthew D. Hammond, Dearborn, MI (US);
Steven G. Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
David A. Janson, Plymouth, MI (US);
Matthew D. Hammond, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An electric drive unit for a vehicle includes an electric motor, two output shafts, a first speed reduction planetary gearset driven by the motor, a second speed reduction gearset driven by an output of the first gearset, and a compound planetary differential gearset including an input driveably connected to the output of the second gearset, a first differential output driveably connected to the first output shaft, and a second differential output driveably connected to the second output shaft.