Drive system for a motor vehicle and motor vehicle having such a drive system

US8991283B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8991283-B2
Application numberUS-201113177640-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 7, 2011
Priority dateJul 9, 2010
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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Abstract

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A drive system ( 2 ) for a motor vehicle ( 1 ) has a transmission ( 11 ) for driving at least one drive axle ( 13, 14 ) of the motor vehicle ( 1 ). An internal combustion engine ( 3 ) optionally is connected operatively to the transmission ( 11 ) or decoupled therefrom. A first electric machine ( 17 ) optionally is connected operatively to the at least one drive axle ( 13, 14 ) or to an output shaft ( 39 ) of the transmission ( 11 ) or decoupled therefrom. A second electric machine ( 19 ) is connected operatively to the internal combustion engine ( 3 ).

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What is claimed is: 1. A drive system for a motor vehicle, having: a transmission for driving at least one drive axle of the motor vehicle; an internal combustion engine that is selectively connected to the transmission or decoupled therefrom, the internal combustion engine having a crankshaft and a starter ring gear; a first electric machine that is selectively connected to the at least one drive axle or to an output shaft of the transmission or decoupled therefrom, the first elec…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8991283B2 cover?
A drive system ( 2 ) for a motor vehicle ( 1 ) has a transmission ( 11 ) for driving at least one drive axle ( 13, 14 ) of the motor vehicle ( 1 ). An internal combustion engine ( 3 ) optionally is connected operatively to the transmission ( 11 ) or decoupled therefrom. A first electric machine ( 17 ) optionally is connected operatively to the at least one drive axle ( 13, 14 ) or to an output …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fuechtner Martin, Porsche Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60K6/448. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).