Electric drive axle assembly and vehicle comprising the same

Abstract

An electric drive axle assembly comprising an electrical machine and a transmission assembly configured to, when the electric drive axle assembly is arranged in a vehicle, transmit driving power from the electrical machine to at least one drive wheel of said vehicle via a drive shaft of the transmission assembly. The transmission assembly comprises a final gear wheel pair comprising a final gear wheel arranged on the drive shaft. The transmission assembly further comprises a lubrication system comprising an oil sump and a supply system configured to supply oil from the oil sump to one or more constituent components of the electric drive axle assembly. The lubrication system further comprises a reservoir arrangement arranged so as to enclose a lower portion of the final gear wheel.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.