Drive device for a vehicle

US9302580B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9302580-B2
Application numberUS-201314389206-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 13, 2013
Priority dateMay 29, 2012
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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A drive device for a vehicle is provided having an electric motor for generating a drive torque for the vehicle having a reduction gear section; the reduction gear section being operatively connected to the electric motor and reducing the drive torque; having a power divider section operatively connected to the reduction gear section; the power divider section distributing the reduced drive torque to the two output shafts; the power divider section and the reduction gear section being configured coaxially to a main transmission axis; and the power divider section being configured as a planetary gear set, a planetary drive being associated with each of the output shafts; the planetary gears of the two planetary drives being configured on a common planetary-gear carrier in a common pitch-circle diameter.

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What is claimed is: 1. A drive device for a vehicle comprising: an electric motor for generating a drive torque for the vehicle; a reduction gear section operatively connected to the electric motor and reducing the drive torque; a power divider section operatively connected to the reduction gear section, the power divider section distributing the reduced drive torque to the two output shafts, the power divider section and the reduction gear section being configured coaxially t…

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What does patent US9302580B2 cover?
A drive device for a vehicle is provided having an electric motor for generating a drive torque for the vehicle having a reduction gear section; the reduction gear section being operatively connected to the electric motor and reducing the drive torque; having a power divider section operatively connected to the reduction gear section; the power divider section distributing the reduced drive tor…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Schaeffler Technologies Gmbh
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F16H48/36. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 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 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).