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Drive unit, particularly rear drive unit, for an all-wheel drive of a motor vehicle

US8708857B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC · US

Inventors

Franz Winter · Mainz, DE
Veit Held · Bensheim, DE
Richard Starck · Rockenhausen, DE
Uwe Rued · Ginsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 2, 2011
Grant date	Apr 29, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 16, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/19074
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drive unit, such as a rear drive unit, for a motor vehicle, such as an all-wheel drive motor vehicle, includes, but is not limited to two drive shafts, of which one drive shaft serves for driving the one wheel and the other drive shaft serves for driving the other wheel of a motor vehicle. Also provided is a transmission operationally connected to the drive shafts, through which a drive torque acting on the input of the transmission can be divided or is divided into at least two output torques and through which the output torque of the transmission acting on the one drive shaft is reversible or is reversed in its operation direction relative to the output torque of the transmission acting on the other drive shaft.

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