# US 2026/0061815 A1 · Vehicle with e-axle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0061815 A1 - Document ID: US20260061815A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/378,203 - Filed: 2025-11-03 - Published: 2026-03-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-10-30 - Assignees: Oshkosh Corporation - Applicants: Oshkosh Corporation - Inventors: Jeremy Andringa; Mitchel Nordahl - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260061815A1 ## CPC - B60K 1/00: Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units (B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00) - B60K 1/02: comprising more than one electric motor - B60K 1/04: of the electric storage means for propulsion - B60K 17/28: characterised by arrangement, location, or type of power take-off - B60K 25/06: from the transmission power take-off - B60L 3/102: {of individual wheels} - B60L 15/2054: {by controlling transmissions or clutches} - B60L 50/16: with provision for separate direct mechanical propulsion - B60K 2001/001: {one motor mounted on a propulsion axle for rotating right and left wheels of this axle} - B60K 2025/005: {driven by electric motors forming part of the propulsion unit} - B60L 2200/40: Working vehicles - B60L 2220/42: with use of more than one motor - B60P 3/16: for carrying mixed concrete, e.g. having rotatable drums {(concrete-mixing apparatus specially adapted for being mounted on vehicles with provision for mixing during transport B28C5/42)} - B60Y 2200/14: Trucks; Load vehicles, Busses - B60K: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00) - B60Y: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO ASPECTS CROSS-CUTTING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY ## Abstract A vehicle includes a chassis and an axle assembly coupled to the chassis. The axle assembly includes: a drive shaft, a tractive element coupled to the drive shaft, a power take off, an electric motor configured to drive the drive shaft and the power take off; and a housing coupled to the chassis and at least partially containing the electric motor, the drive shaft, and the power take off. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vehicle comprising: a chassis; and an axle assembly coupled to the chassis, the axle assembly comprising: a drive shaft; a tractive element coupled to the drive shaft; a power take off (PTO); an electric motor configured to drive the drive shaft and the PTO; and a housing coupled to the chassis and at least partially containing the electric motor, the drive shaft, and the PTO. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the housing is removably coupled to the chassis such that the axle assembly can be decoupled from the chassis without removing the electric motor, the drive shaft, or the PTO from the housing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the vehicle comprises an accessory coupled to the PTO and configured to be driven by the electric motor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vehicle of claim 3, wherein the accessory includes at least one of a pump, a compressor, a generator, or an actuator. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The vehicle of claim 3, wherein the axle assembly further comprises a clutch having (a) an engaged state in which the clutch couples the accessory to the electric motor and (b) a disengaged state in which the electric motor is disengaged from the accessory. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the tractive element is a first tractive element and the axle assembly is a first axle assembly, and wherein the vehicle comprises a second axle assembly including a second tractive element coupled to the PTO and configured to be driven by the electric motor to propel the vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The vehicle of claim 6, wherein the first axle assembly further comprises a clutch having (a) an engaged state in which the clutch couples the second axle assembly to the electric motor and (b) a disengaged state in which the electric motor is disengaged from the second axle assembly. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The vehicle of claim 7, further comprising: a sensor configured to detect slippage of the first tractive element; and a controller operatively coupled to the sensor and configured to generate and provide control signals to the clutch in response to an indication from the sensor that the first tractive element is slipping, the control signals causing the clutch to enter the engaged state to couple the axle assembly to the electric motor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The vehicle of claim 1, wherein the PTO is a first PTO shaft, and wherein the axle assembly further comprises: a second PTO shaft; a first clutch positioned to selectively engage the first PTO shaft with the electric motor; and a second clutch positioned to selectively engage the second PTO shaft with the electric motor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vehicle of claim 9, further comprising a controller configured to generate and provide control signals to the first clutch and the second clutch to reconfigure the vehicle between: a first mode of operation in which the first PTO shaft is engaged with the electric motor and the second PTO shaft is disengaged from the electric motor; a second mode of operation in which the first PTO shaft is disengaged from the electric motor and the second PTO shaft is engaged with the electric motor; and a third mode of operation in which the first PTO shaft and the second PTO shaft are both engaged with the electric motor. ### Claim 11 An electric axle for a vehicle, the electric axle comprising: a housing configured to be coupled to a chassis of the vehicle; a tractive element rotatably coupled to the housing; a first power take off (PTO) coupled to the housing; a second PTO coupled to the housing; an electric motor coupled to the housing and configured to drive the tractive element; at least one clutch positioned within the housing; and a controller configured to control the at least one clutch to reconfigure the electric axle between: a first mode of operation in which the electric motor is coupled to the first PTO and the electric motor is decoupled from the second PTO; and a second mode of operation in which the electric motor is coupled to the second PTO and the electric motor is decoupled from the first PTO. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electric axle of claim 11, wherein the controller is configured to control the at least one clutch to reconfigure the electric axle between the first mode of operation, the second mode of operation, and a third mode of operation in which the electric motor is coupled to the first PTO and the second PTO. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The electric axle of claim 11, wherein the at least one clutch is configured to selectively couple the electric motor to the tractive element. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The electric axle of claim 11, wherein the first PTO is configured to be coupled to an accessory. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The electric axle of claim 11, wherein the first PTO is configured to be coupled to an axle assembly. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The electric axle of claim 11, wherein the first PTO is configured to be coupled to an accessory, and the second PTO is configured to be coupled to an axle assembly. ### Claim 17 An electric axle for a vehicle, the electric axle comprising: a housing configured to be coupled to a chassis of the vehicle; an electric motor at least partially contained within the housing; a drive shaft configured to be coupled to a tractive element, at least selectively coupled to the electric motor, and extending within the housing; and a power take off (PTO) shaft at least selectively coupled to the electric motor and extending within the housing. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The electric axle of claim 17, further comprising a power transmission at least partially contained within the housing and coupling the electric motor to the PTO shaft. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The electric axle of claim 17, further comprising a clutch positioned to selectively decouple the tractive element from the electric motor. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The electric axle of claim 17, further comprising a clutch positioned to selectively decouple the PTO shaft from the electric motor.