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US 2026/0184154 A1Published application
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 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 first CV cup, configured to receive a first CV axle;
- a second CV cup, configured to receive a second CV axle;
- a central portion, disposed between the first CV cup and the second CV cup, disposed downward and rearward of the hub centerline, and comprising:
- a first side facing the forward end, wherein at least a first portion of the first side is substantially vertical and a second portion of the first side is concave;
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- a second side facing the rearward end, wherein at least a first portion of the second side is substantially vertical and a second portion of the second side is concave.
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An electric commercial vehicle rear axle, comprising:
- a monolithic curved de Dion axle, configured to be coupled to a chassis of an electric commercial vehicle, 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 first CV cup, configured to receive a first CV axle;
- a second CV cup, configured to receive a second CV axle;
- a central portion, disposed between the first CV cup and the second CV cup, disposed downward and rearward of the hub centerline, and comprising:
- a first side facing a forward end of the chassis, wherein at least a first portion of the first side is substantially vertical and a second portion of the first side is concave;
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- a second side facing a rearward end of the chassis, wherein at least a first portion of the second side is substantially vertical and a second portion of the second side is concave.
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