Eco 4x4 Front-Axle Transmission Having an Integrated Shut-Off Unit for All Wheel Drives
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsGero BANSEMIR, Hans RASTEL, Dirk STAMMANN
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Abstract
An axle drive mechanism includes a driving toothed wheel, a drive mechanism housing, a differential cage, a differential gear, a first and a second output shaft, and at least one shiftable torque transmission device. The at least one shiftable torque transmission is disposed between the driving toothed wheel and the first output shaft and includes a torque transmission region. The torque transmission region is at least partially disposed between said differential cage bearings in the axial direction.
Claims12
An axle drive mechanism, comprising:
- a driving toothed wheel;
- a drive mechanism housing;
- a differential cage, which is mounted rotatably in the drive mechanism housing by way of a first and a second differential cage bearing, with said bearings being spaced apart from one another in an axial direction;
- a differential gear;
- a first and a second output shaft;
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- at least one shiftable torque transmission device, which is disposed between the driving toothed wheel and the first output shaft and comprises a torque transmission region, wherein the torque transmission region is at least partially disposed between said differential cage bearings in the axial direction.
A method for operating an axle drive mechanism for transferring the torque transmission device from a first operating state, in which no torque can be transmitted, into a second operating state, in which torque can be transmitted, comprising the acts of:
- ascertaining a rotational speed of the output part;
- ascertaining a rotational speed of the driving part;
- determining an equalizing speed from said rotational speeds (n8c, n8d);
- driving the driving toothed wheel until the equalizing speed reaches or drops below a predefinable threshold value;
- transferring at least one of the torque transmission device into the second operating state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.