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Pressure compensating assembly

US11909294B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Manfred Hensel · Wendelstein, DE
Daniel Wurm · Ingolstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2020
Grant date	Feb 20, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 20, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02K2205/09
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pressure compensating assembly for a drive mechanism of a vehicle, wherein the drive mechanism includes as drive components an electrical machine a power electronics unit, and a transmission, wherein each drive component is disposed in a respective housing which encloses an air space, wherein at least two air spaces of adjacent housings are interconnected in an air-permeable manner, wherein the pressure compensating assembly includes a pressure compensating member common to all drive components, which member connects the air spaces of all drive components of the drive mechanism to an environment and is disposed above a wading line of the vehicle when the pressure compensating assembly is installed in the vehicle.

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