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US 11,453,288 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.
Claims20
An electrified vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle frame;
- a leaf spring assembly mounted to the vehicle frame;
- an axle assembly mounted to the leaf spring assembly,
- wherein the axle assembly includes a cradle and an electric machine mounted to the cradle;
- a shock extending between the cradle and the vehicle frame;
- and
- a stabilizer bar assembly extending between the cradle and the vehicle frame,
- wherein the stabilizer bar assembly includes a first stabilizer bar portion mounted to the cradle and a second stabilizer bar portion mounted to a shaft housing of the axle assembly.
5 more elements
An electrified vehicle, comprising:
- an axle assembly including:
- a cradle;
- an electric machine mounted to the cradle;
- a pair of shaft housings mounted to the cradle;
- and
- a pair of axle shafts.
3 more elements
An electrified vehicle, comprising:
- an axle assembly including:
- a cradle;
- an electric machine;
- a pair of shaft housings;
- a pair of axle shafts;
- a shock mounted to a mounting bracket of the cradle;
- and
- a strut mounted to a mounting pad of at least one shaft housing of the pair of shaft housings.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.