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US 10,518,627 B2Granted
Electric machine integrated axle assemblies for electrified vehicles
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsSahil Nagpal, Steven Michael Cyr, Robert Howard Saunders, Jr.
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Abstract
This disclosure details electrified vehicle drive systems equipped with electric machine integrated axle assemblies. An exemplary electrified vehicle drive system includes a leaf spring assembly and an axle assembly mounted to the leaf spring assembly. The axle assembly may include a cradle and an electric machine mounted within the cradle. Shocks and stabilizer bar assemblies may extend between the cradle and a vehicle frame of the electrified vehicle.
Claims10
A drive system for an electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a leaf spring assembly;
- and
- an axle assembly mounted to the leaf spring assembly and including:
- a cradle;
- an electric machine mounted within the cradle;
- a shaft housing mounted to the cradle;
- and
- an axle shaft inserted through the shaft housing and connected to an output shaft of the electric machine.
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