# US 11,897,329 B2 · Electromechanical drive arrangement for a motor vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,897,329 B2 - Document ID: US11897329B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/260,278 - Filed: 2019-08-07 - Published: 2021-09-23 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-10 - Assignees: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG - Applicants: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG - Inventors: Andrea Reichert; Martin Dressel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11897329B2 ## CPC - B60K 17/12: of electric gearing - B60K 1/00: Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) - B60K 25/00: Auxiliary drives (arrangement of tyre-inflating pumps mounted on vehicles B60C23/10) - B60K 17/02: characterised by arrangement, location, or kind of clutch - B60K 17/26: characterised by arrangement, location, or type of freewheel device - B60K 2001/001: {one motor mounted on a propulsion axle for rotating right and left wheels of this axle} - B60K 2025/005: {driven by electric motors forming part of the propulsion unit} - B60Y 2400/87: Auxiliary drives - Y02T 10/62: Hybrid vehicles - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract An electromechanical drive arrangement for a motor vehicle includes an electromechanical main drive motor, a reduction gear unit comprising a gear input, a gear output, at least one reduction stage and a gear housing that houses the reduction stage, an axle differential gear for branching the drive power guided over the reduction stage into a first wheel drive train section and a second wheel drive train section, and an auxiliary unit that can be driven by the main drive motor via the reduction stage. At least parts of the auxiliary unit are integrated into the gear housing. A switching body is provided in the gear housing such that the drive connection from the reduction stage to the axle differential gear can be switchably closed and switchably separated. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electromechanical drive arrangement for a motor vehicle, the electromechanical drive arrangement comprising: an electromechanical main drive motor comprising a rotor and a stator, a reduction transmission device which comprises a transmission input, a transmission output, at least one reduction stage and a transmission housing which accommodates the reduction stage, an axial differential transmission for splitting the drive power between a first and a second wheel drive train section, and an auxiliary assembly which is driven by the main drive motor via the reduction stage, wherein the auxiliary assembly is at least partially incorporated into the transmission housing, a switching element is provided in the transmission housing, the switching element is designed and incorporated into the drive arrangement in such a way that the drive connection from the reduction stage to the axial differential transmission can be closed in a switchable manner and can be disconnected in a switchable manner by means of said switching element. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The drive arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the switching element and the auxiliary assembly are incorporated into the drive arrangement in such a way that, when the drive connection between the axial differential transmission and the reduction stage is canceled and the motor vehicle is in an overrun mode, the auxiliary assembly can be driven by the axial differential transmission. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The drive arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the switching element and the auxiliary assembly are integrated into the drive arrangement in such a way that, when the drive connection between the axial differential transmission and the reduction stage is canceled and the motor vehicle is stationary, the auxiliary assembly can be driven by the main drive motor by means of the reduction stage. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The drive arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the reduction stage comprises an intermediate shaft. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The drive arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the reduction stage has a first gearwheel and a second gearwheel engaging therein, the second gearwheel being arranged on the intermediate shaft and having a number of teeth which is greater than the number of teeth of the first gearwheel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The drive arrangement according to claim 5, wherein the switching element couples the intermediate shaft with the second gearwheel in a switchable manner. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The drive arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the switching element couples the intermediate shaft with an output gearwheel seated thereon in a switchable manner. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The drive arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the auxiliary assembly has an input shaft arranged to be coaxial with the intermediate shaft. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The drive arrangement according to claim 4, wherein a first auxiliary assembly and a second auxiliary assembly are provided, wherein the first auxiliary assembly has an input shaft which is arranged to be coaxial with the axis of the intermediate shaft and the second auxiliary assembly has a second input shaft which is arranged to be offset in a parallel way to the axis of the intermediate shaft. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The drive arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary assembly is incorporated into the drive arrangement in such a way that an input shaft thereof points towards the reduction stage. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The drive arrangement according to claim 4, wherein the auxiliary assembly has an input shaft arranged to parallel to and offset from the intermediate shaft. ### Claim 12 An electromechanical drive arrangement comprising: an electromechanical main drive motor having a rotor and a stator; a reduction transmission device having a transmission input driven by the rotor, a transmission output, at least one reduction stage and a transmission housing which accommodates the reduction stage; an axial differential transmission selectively driven by the transmission output and configured to split drive power between a first and a second wheel drive train section; an auxiliary assembly which is driven by the main drive motor via the reduction stage and which is at least partially incorporated into the transmission housing; and a switching element configured to selectively establish a drive connection between the reduction stage and the axial differential transmission. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The drive arrangement according to claim 12, wherein the switching element is further configured to establish a drive connection from the axial differential transmission to the auxiliary assembly while disconnecting the drive connection between the reduction stage and the axial differential transmission. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The drive arrangement according to claim 13, wherein the drive connection from the axial differential transmission to the auxiliary assembly is passively established during an overrun mode. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The drive arrangement according to claim 12, wherein the switching element is further configured to establish a drive connection from the reduction stage to the auxiliary assembly while disconnecting the drive connection between the reduction stage and the axial differential transmission. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The drive arrangement according to claim 12, wherein the reduction stage has a first gearwheel and a second gearwheel engaging therein, the second gearwheel being arranged on an intermediate shaft and having a number of teeth which is greater than the number of teeth of the first gearwheel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The drive arrangement according to claim 16, wherein the switching element selectively couples the intermediate shaft to the second gearwheel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The drive arrangement according to claim 16, wherein the switching element selectively couples the intermediate shaft with an output gearwheel seated thereon.