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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Gregory A. Marsh, Ferndale, MI (US);
Herbert L. Adams, Waterford, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory A. Marsh, Ferndale, MI (US);
Herbert L. Adams, Waterford, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drive axle assembly for driving a wheel of a vehicle includes a moveable suspension arm and a wheel spindle fixed to the suspension arm. A planetary gearset includes a sun gear, a ring gear and a carrier rotatably supporting a plurality of planet gears in meshed engagement with the sun gear and the ring gear. The carrier encompasses the wheel spindle and is drivingly connected to the wheel. An electric motor includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor drives the sun gear.