US 12,083,876 B1
Drive system with balanced loads
Venu Gopal Ganti, Troy, MI (US); Hai Xu, Northville, MI (US); Hun J Kim, Novi, MI (US); and Avinash Singh, Sterling Heights, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on May 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/315,817.
Int. Cl. F16H 1/08 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/16 (2006.01); F16H 48/285 (2012.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01)
CPC B60K 1/00 (2013.01) [B60K 17/165 (2013.01); F16H 48/285 (2013.01); F16H 1/08 (2013.01); F16H 57/041 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drive system comprising:
a prime mover configured to provide an input;
an output system configured to be driven by the input; and
a torque transfer system coupled between the prime mover and the output system, including at least two gear planes, wherein each of the gear planes includes a pair of gear meshes, each of the pair of gear meshes configured with a floating structure including at least one pair of gears configured to float axially on a shaft,
wherein the floating structure comprises a spline connection with a coating configured to reduce friction.