Electric commercial vehicle rear axle
AssigneeHarbinger Motors Inc.
InventorsAlexi Charbonneau, Phillip John Weicker, Jackson George Diebel
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Abstract
Described herein are methods and systems of a rear axle of a commercial electric vehicle. In various embodiments, the rear axle 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 curved de Dion axle, the curved de Dion axle comprising a first stub axle, wherein a first portion of the electric drive unit is disposed closer to the forward end than any portion of the rear axle, wherein a second portion of the electric drive unit intersects a hub centerline of the rear axle, and wherein the hub centerline is defines an axis of rotation associated with the first stub axle.
An electric commercial vehicle rear axle, comprising:
- a curved de Dion axle, the curved de Dion axle comprising:
- a first stub axle, wherein a hub centerline is defines an axis of rotation associated with the first stub axle;
- a CV cup configured to receive a portion of a CV axle;
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- a central portion, the central portion disposed downward and rearward of the stub axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.