ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Organization Name

gm global technology operations llc

Inventor(s)

Joseph Kliewer of Bloomfield Hills MI US

Alan G. Holmes of Clarkston MI US

James B. Borgerson of Clarkston MI US

Brenten Paul Corliss of Royal Oak MI US

Daryl A. Wilton of Macomb MI US

Giles D. Bryer of Northville MI US

ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250135878 titled 'ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Original Abstract Submitted

an all-wheel drive system for a vehicle having a longitudinal axis includes an electric motor. the electric motor has an output shaft that extends along a first axis, and the first axis is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. the all-wheel drive system includes a first drive system including a first clutch and a first differential system configured to be coupled to a second drive system and to transfer torque to first wheels of the vehicle in a first state of the first clutch. the second drive system includes a second drive shaft and a second differential system. the second drive shaft is coupled to the output shaft and configured to transfer the torque to the second differential system. the second differential system is configured to transfer torque to second wheels of the vehicle, and the second differential system extends along a second axis substantially parallel to the first axis.