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US 12,059,958 B2Granted
Electric axle assembly for low floor vehicle
AssigneeAllison Transmission, Inc.
InventorJay DeVeny
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Abstract
An electric axle assembly includes a suspension frame, a pair of drive assemblies coupled to opposite sides of the suspension frame, and a drive module coupled to the suspension frame. The drive module controls operation of the drive assemblies. The electric axle assembly is mounted to a vehicle frame and provides motive force to wheels of the vehicle for propelling the vehicle along a roadway.
Claims11
An electric axle assembly comprising:
- a suspension frame including a recess defined therein;
- a drive assembly coupled to the suspension frame, the drive assembly having an electric drive unit and a drive train housed in a case, the electric drive unit engaged with the drive train and configured to provide motive force to the drive train;
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- a drive module coupled to the suspension frame and configured to control operation of the drive assembly, one or more interconnects being coupled between the drive module and the drive assembly,
- wherein the drive module includes a drive circuit and an enclosure, the drive circuit is housed in the enclosure and the enclosure is sealed around the drive circuit, and wherein the enclosure of the drive module is separate from the suspension frame and shaped and sized to be selectively received in and removed from the recess defined in the suspension frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.