Drive system for motor vehicles
US6852062B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/946
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A drive system for motor vehicles, in particular having an internal combustion engine (13) as a main drive, a driving clutch (15), a transmission (16) and at least one drive axle (17) in the main drive train (10), furthermore having a secondary drive train (11) and having secondary assemblies (19) which can be disposed in the secondary drive train (11), the secondary drive train (11) being capable of being coupled to the main drive train, and having an electric machine operating as a starter generator (20), characterized in that the secondary drive train (11) has its own secondary assembly drive (22) which can be coupled to the starter generator (20), and that the secondary assembly drive (22) and the starter generator (20) can be coupled to the driving axle (17) of the motor vehicle either individually or jointly, with or without the main drive (13), to drive the motor vehicle.
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