Gear assembly for use in electric drive transmissions
US11739815B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2200/2035
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gear assembly including: a drive gear adapted to be connected to an output shaft of an electric motor and being rotatable around a transmission axis; a planetary gear assembly including at least one sun gear, two or more planetary gear members rotatably supported on a carrier about respective planetary gear axes and meshing with the at least one sun gear and optionally a ring gear, an input stage connected to the drive gear, and an output stage adapted to be connected to a drive member for rotation of the drive member about the transmission axis; a clutch member adapted for slippingly connecting the ring gear with the carrier or with the drive member; and a brake member adapted for fixedly engaging a part of the planetary gear assembly with a locking part of the gear assembly.
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