Patent · US Active

Drive unit having an electric motor

US12203541B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by

1References

16Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH · DE

Inventors

Matthias Schulitz · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Jens Hoffmann · Darmstadt, DE
Adrian Messner · Darmstadt, DE
Ulrike Meyer · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 16, 2021
Grant date	Jan 21, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 16, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16H2057/02052
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drive unit for a vehicle, having an electric motor and a transmission unit, wherein the electric motor is connected to the transmission unit via a drive shaft and at least one first output shaft can be driven to rotate by the transmission unit, wherein the drive unit also has at least one brake unit. The rotation of the at least one output shaft can be delayed by the brake unit, wherein the drive unit has at least one of the following: a lubricant circuit through which both the transmission unit and at least one brake unit can be supplied with lubricant, and a cooling circuit through which both (i) at least one of the electric motor and a power electronics system assigned to the electric motor; and (ii) at least one brake assembly can be supplied with coolant.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.