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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2012
Ulrich Mair, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Stephan Pollmeyer, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Martin Munster, Munich-Laim, DE;
Ulrich Mair, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Stephan Pollmeyer, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Martin Munster, Munich-Laim, DE;
ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Abstract
A vehicle axle, in particular a torsion beam axle for an electric vehicle, with at least one trailing arm on which is arranged a drive unit located close to a wheel, and the drive unit comprises an electric machine and a transmission unit. The drive unit, close to the wheel, has at least one supply line and at least one damper such that the drive unit, close to the wheel, is formed at least partially as a trailing arm and the damper is connected, on at least one side, to the drive unit at least in a single-shear manner and can be connected, on at least the other side, to a body of the electric vehicle. The at least one vehicle axle is utilized on a motor vehicle.