US 11,701,956 B2
Axle including a drive system for an electric vehicle
Chad R. Brizendine, Fenton, MI (US); Bhapinder Puri, Troy, MI (US); Hai Xu, Northville, MI (US); Dan E. Revers, Holly, MI (US); and William Matzen, Walled Lake, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/60,201.
Prior Publication US 2022/0105790 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 11/00 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01); F16H 57/025 (2012.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01)
CPC B60K 1/00 (2013.01) [B60K 11/00 (2013.01); F16H 57/02 (2013.01); F16H 57/025 (2013.01); F16H 57/0412 (2013.01); F16H 57/0476 (2013.01); B60K 2001/001 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02034 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02052 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drive system for an electric vehicle comprising:
a housing having a first housing portion, a second housing portion connected to the first housing portion, and a third housing portion connected to the second housing portion, the third housing portion including a torque arm connectable to a vehicle chassis;
a hypoid gear set mounted in the first housing portion; and
an electric motor mounted in the third housing portion, the electric motor including an axis of rotation that extends from the third housing portion, through the second housing portion towards the first housing portion, the torque arm including a support axis that, when connected to a vehicle, is perpendicular relative to the axis of rotation of the electric motor.