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US 12,583,301 B2Granted
Electric commercial vehicle rear axle
AssigneeHarbinger Motors Inc.
InventorsAlexi Charbonneau, Phillip John Weicker, Jackson George Diebel
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Abstract
A rear axle of a commercial electric vehicle includes a curved de Dion axle that includes stub axles, CV cups, each configured to receive a portion of a CV axle, and a central portion disposed downward and rearward of the stub axles. The rear axle includes a curved form factor to allow for a portion of an electric drive unit to be disposed in a manner where a hub centerline connecting the stub axles intersects the electric drive unit.
Claims20
An electric commercial vehicle comprising:
- a chassis, comprising a forward end and a rearward end;
- an electric drive unit, coupled to the chassis;
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- a rear axle, comprising a monolithic curved de Dion axle, the curved de Dion axle comprising:
- a first stub axle;
- a second stub axle, disposed opposite the first stub axle, wherein the first stub axle and the second stub axle define a hub centerline;
- a central portion, disposed between the first stub axle and the second stub axle and comprising:
- a first curved portion, comprising a downward and rearward curvature and transitioning downward from the first stub axle;
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- a second curved portion, comprising a downward and rearward curvature and transitioning downward from the second stub axle;
- a first leaf spring mount, disposed on the first curved portion;
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- a second leaf spring mount, disposed on the second curved portion, wherein the central portion is disposed downward and rearward of the hub centerline, and wherein the entirety of the first leaf spring mount and the entirety of the second leaf spring mount are disposed downward and rearward of the hub centerline.
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An electric commercial vehicle rear axle, comprising:
- a monolithic curved de Dion axle, the curved de Dion axle comprising:
- a first stub axle;
- a second stub axle, disposed opposite the first stub axle, wherein the first stub axle and the second stub axle define a hub centerline;
- a central portion, disposed between the first stub axle and the second stub axle and comprising:
- a first curved portion, comprising a downward and rearward curvature and transitioning downward from the first stub axle;
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- a second curved portion, comprising a downward and rearward curvature and transitioning downward from the second stub axle;
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- a first leaf spring mount, disposed on the first curved portion and
- a second leaf spring mount, disposed on the second curved portion, wherein the central portion is disposed downward and rearward of the hub centerline, and wherein the entirety of the first leaf spring mount and the entirety of the second leaf spring mount are disposed downward and rearward of the hub centerline.
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