Driving unit for a motor vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorUlrich Huelsemann
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Abstract
A driving unit is appropriate for a motor vehicle, especially a passenger automobile of the sport car type, a driving unit which comprises an internal combustion engine and a housing component, preferably to accommodate a clutch, a transmission and a differential. In order to optimize the driving unit, the housing component, which receives the clutch and is joined to the internal combustion engine, has first bearings and second bearings for an input shaft as well as an output shaft of the transmission and third bearings for the differential, while a container area for containing a dry sump lubrication of the internal combustion engine is integrated into the housing component.
Claims25
Driving unit for a motor vehicle, especially for a passenger automobile of the sport car type, which comprises an internal combustion engine and a housing component preferably for receiving a clutch, a transmission and a differential, wherein the housing component of the driving unit that receives the clutch and is joined to the internal combustion engine has a first bearing and a second bearing for an input shaft as well as an output shaft of the transmission and a third bearing for the differential, a container area for a dry sump lubrication of the internal combustion engine is integrated into the housing component.
A driving unit for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- an internal combustion engine;
- a housing component for receiving at least one of a clutch, a transmission and a differential, wherein the housing component is joined to the internal combustion engine, the housing component including,
- a first bearing,
- a second bearing for an input shaft and an output shaft of the transmission,
- a third bearing for the differential, and
- a container area for a dry sump lubrication of the internal combustion engine.
A method for making a driving unit for a motor vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- providing a housing component for receiving at least one of a clutch, a transmission and a differential;
- joining the housing component to an internal combustion engine of the vehicle;
- and
- providing the housing component with
- a first bearing,
- a second bearing for an input shaft and an output shaft of the transmission,
- a third bearing for the differential, and
- a container area for a dry sump lubrication of the internal combustion engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.