Drive device for an electrically driven vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11660949-B2
Application number	US-202117532350-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2021
Priority date	Jan 14, 2021
Publication date	May 30, 2023
Grant date	May 30, 2023

Abstract

A drive device (2) for an at least partially electrically driven vehicle (1) includes an electric machine (3) having a rotor shaft (8) extending longitudinally along an input axis (4). The drive device further includes a first output shaft (6a) extending longitudinally along an output axis (7) and parallel to the rotor shaft (8). Moreover, the drive device includes a gear stage (5) having a first gearwheel (9) rotationally fixed to the rotor shaft (8), and a second gearwheel (10) meshed with the first gearwheel (9) and drivingly connected to the first output shaft (6a). Additionally, the drive device includes a housing (11) having a shared housing cavity (12), wherein the first output shaft (6a) and the electric machine (3) are parallel to one another in the housing cavity (12), and wherein an air gap (18) extends radially between the electric machine (3) and the first output shaft (6a).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A drive device ( 2 ) for an at least partially electrically driven vehicle ( 1 ), comprising:
an electric machine ( 3 ) having a rotor shaft ( 8 ) extending longitudinally along an input axis ( 4 );
a first output shaft ( 6 a ) extending longitudinally along an output axis ( 7 ), the output axis ( 7 ) being parallel to the rotor shaft ( 8 );
a gear stage ( 5 ) drivingly connecting the rotor shaft ( 8 ) to the first output shaft ( 6 a ), the gear stage ( 5 ) having a first gearwheel ( 9 ) rotationally fixed to the rotor shaft ( 8 ), and a second gearwheel ( 10 ) meshed with the first gearwheel ( 9 ) and drivingly connected to the first output shaft ( 6 a ); and
a housing ( 11 ) having a shared housing cavity ( 12 ),
wherein the first output shaft ( 6 a ) and the electric machine ( 3 ) are parallel to one another in the shared housing cavity ( 12 ), and
wherein an air gap ( 18 ) extends radially between the electric machine ( 3 ) and the first output shaft ( 6 a ).

2. The drive device ( 2 ) of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second output shaft ( 6 b ); and
a differential ( 13 ) drivingly connected to the rotor shaft ( 8 ) via the gear stage ( 5 ),
wherein the differential ( 13 ) distributes drive power to the first output shaft ( 6 a ) and the second output shaft ( 6 b ).

3. The drive device ( 2 ) of claim 2 , wherein the second gearwheel ( 10 ) of the gear stage ( 5 ) is a differential gear of the differential ( 13 ).

4. The drive device ( 2 ) of claim 1 , further comprising a first bearing element ( 14 ) mounting the first output shaft ( 6 a ) in a passage ( 15 ) extending through the housing ( 11 ) such that the first output shaft ( 6 a ) is rotatable with respect to the housing ( 11 ).

5. The drive device ( 2 ) of claim 4 , wherein the shared housing cavity ( 12 ) is spatially delimited by a housing cover ( 11 a ), wherein the first bearing element ( 14 ) is arranged at the housing cover ( 11 a ).

6. The drive device ( 2 ) of claim 1 , further comprising a collecting chamber ( 17 ) for one or both of a coolant and a lubricant, the collecting chamber ( 17 ) being fluidically connected to the shared housing cavity ( 12 ).

7. The drive device ( 2 ) of claim 6 , further comprising a pump ( 16 ) in the collecting chamber ( 17 ), the pump ( 16 ) delivering the one or both of the coolant and the lubricant.

8. The drive device ( 2 ) of claim 6 , wherein the collecting chamber ( 17 ) is fluidically connected to at least one guide duct ( 19 ) of the housing ( 11 ).

9. The drive device ( 2 ) of claim 8 , wherein the at least one guide duct ( 19 ) is formed by an internal shell of the housing ( 11 ) adjacent the first output shaft ( 6 a ).

10. A vehicle ( 1 ), comprising the drive device ( 2 ) of claim 1 .

Assignees

• Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen

Inventors

• Wehlen Timo
• Roske Michael
• Sielemann Sabine
• Rieger Wolfgang
• Kehr Ulrich
• Lübke Eckhardt

Classifications

• F16H2057/02034

  Gearboxes combined or connected with electric machines · CPC title

• B60K2001/001

  one motor mounted on a propulsion axle for rotating right and left wheels of this axle · CPC title

• B60K11/02

  with liquid cooling · CPC title

• F16H57/031

  characterised by covers or lids for gearboxes · CPC title

• B60K2001/006

  the electric motors · CPC title