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Vehicle having drive train

US8459390B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims

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Assignee

GETRAG FORD Transmissions GmbH · GB

Inventors

Wolfgang Brings · Cologne, DE
Lutz Kather · Würselen, DE
Harald Schmitz · Weinheim, DE
Stefan Kniesburges · Pulheim, DE
Martin Leibbrandt · Bedburg, DE
Rolf Najork · Cologne, DE
Roland Nasdal · Frechen, DE
Ingo Steinberg · Cologne, DE
Stefan Huepkes · Viersen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 15, 2009
Grant date	Jun 11, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 15, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/40
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a vehicle having a drive train, which comprises at least one first engine and a wheel, wherein a torque can be transmitted from the first engine to the wheel by the drive train, and wherein at least one first unit of the drive train is connected to an interface, by which rapid and simple replaceability of said unit is possible, wherein the interface is designed to be connected to a second unit, which is different from the first unit, wherein both units are designed to store electricity, to convert chemically bound energy into energy of rotation and/or to convert electricity into energy of rotation and/or to convert rotation energy of rotation into electricity.

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