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US 12,404,920 · App. 18/722,191 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Drive device for a car, in particular for a passenger car

Inventor: Goran Ogrizovic (Nuertingen, DE)
Assignee: Mercedes-Benz Group AG
F16H37/0806B60K1/02B60K17/165B60K17/26
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Patent No.
US 12,404,920
App. No.
18/722,191
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drive device for a car includes a first output shaft via which a first vehicle wheel of the car is drivable, a second output shaft arranged coaxially to the first output shaft via which a second vehicle wheel of the car is drivable, a differential transmission via which the output shafts are drivable, and three axial flux machines arranged coaxially to one another and coaxially to the output shafts. The three axial flux machines are a first axial flux machine via which the first output shaft is drivable by bypassing the differential transmission, a second axial flux machine via which the second output shaft is drivable by bypassing the differential transmission, and a third axial flux machine between the first axial flux machine and the second axial flux machine in the axial direction of the axial flux machines via which the output shafts are drivable via the differential transmission.

Claims (40)

1. A drive device ( 10 ) for a car, comprising:

a first output shaft ( 12 ) via which a first vehicle wheel ( 14 ) of a vehicle axis of the car is drivable;

a second output shaft ( 16 ) disposed coaxially to the first output shaft ( 12 ) via which a second vehicle wheel ( 18 ) of the vehicle axis of the car is drivable;

a differential transmission ( 20 ) via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) and the second output shaft ( 16 ) are drivable;

three axial flux machines ( 32 a - c ) disposed coaxially to one another and coaxially to the first output shaft ( 12 ) and the second output shaft ( 16 ), wherein the three axial flux machines ( 32 a - c ) are comprised by:

a first axial flux machine ( 32 a ) via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) is drivable by bypassing the differential transmission ( 20 );

a second axial flux machine ( 32 b ) via which the second output shaft ( 16 ) is drivable by bypassing the differential transmission ( 20 ); and

a third axial flux machine ( 32 c ) disposed between the first axial flux machine ( 32 a ) and the second axial flux machine ( 32 b ) in an axial direction of the three axial flux machines ( 32 a - c ) via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) and the second output shaft ( 16 ) are drivable via the differential transmission ( 20 );

a first switching element ( 42 ) formed as a first freewheel via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) is drivable by the first axial flux machine ( 32 a ) by bypassing the differential transmission ( 20 ); and

a second switching element ( 44 ) formed as a second freewheel ( 44 ) via which the second output shaft ( 16 ) is drivable by the second axial flux machine ( 32 b ) by bypassing the differential transmission ( 20 ).

2. A drive device ( 10 ) for a car, comprising:

a first output shaft ( 12 ) via which a first vehicle wheel ( 14 ) of a vehicle axis of the car is drivable;

a second output shaft ( 16 ) disposed coaxially to the first output shaft ( 12 ) via which a second vehicle wheel ( 18 ) of the vehicle axis of the car is drivable;

a differential transmission ( 20 ) via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) and the second output shaft ( 16 ) are drivable;

three axial flux machines ( 32 a - c ) disposed coaxially to one another and coaxially to the first output shaft ( 12 ) and the second output shaft ( 16 ), wherein the three axial flux machines ( 32 a - c ) are comprised by:

a first axial flux machine ( 32 a ) via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) is drivable by bypassing the differential transmission ( 20 );

a second axial flux machine ( 32 b ) via which the second output shaft ( 16 ) is drivable by bypassing the differential transmission ( 20 ); and

a third axial flux machine ( 32 c ) disposed between the first axial flux machine ( 32 a ) and the second axial flux machine ( 32 b ) in an axial direction of the three axial flux machines ( 32 a - c ) via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) and the second output shaft ( 16 ) are drivable via the differential transmission ( 20 );

a first switching element ( 42 ) formed as a first frictionally engaged or positive-locking switching element via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) is drivable by the first axial flux machine ( 32 a ) by bypassing the differential transmission ( 20 ); and

a second switching element ( 44 ) formed as a second frictionally engaged or positive-locking switching element via which the second output shaft ( 16 ) is drivable by the second axial flux machine ( 32 b ) by bypassing the differential transmission ( 20 ).

3. A drive device ( 10 ) for a car, comprising:

a first output shaft ( 12 ) via which a first vehicle wheel ( 14 ) of a vehicle axis of the car is drivable;

a second output shaft ( 16 ) disposed coaxially to the first output shaft ( 12 ) via which a second vehicle wheel ( 18 ) of the vehicle axis of the car is drivable;

a differential transmission ( 20 ) via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) and the second output shaft ( 16 ) are drivable;

three axial flux machines ( 32 a - c ) disposed coaxially to one another and coaxially to the first output shaft ( 12 ) and the second output shaft ( 16 ), wherein the three axial flux machines ( 32 a - c ) are comprised by:

a first axial flux machine ( 32 a ) via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) is drivable by bypassing the differential transmission ( 20 );

a second axial flux machine ( 32 b ) via which the second output shaft ( 16 ) is drivable by bypassing the differential transmission ( 20 ); and

a third axial flux machine ( 32 c ) disposed between the first axial flux machine ( 32 a ) and the second axial flux machine ( 32 b ) in an axial direction of the three axial flux machines ( 32 a - c ) via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) and the second output shaft ( 16 ) are drivable via the differential transmission ( 20 );

a first switching element ( 42 ) formed as a first freewheel via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) is drivable by the third axial flux machine ( 32 c ) by including the differential transmission ( 20 ); and

a second switching element ( 44 ) formed as a second freewheel via which the second output shaft ( 16 ) is drivable by the third axial flux machine ( 32 c ) by including the differential transmission ( 20 ).

4. A drive device ( 10 ) for a car, comprising:

a first output shaft ( 12 ) via which a first vehicle wheel ( 14 ) of a vehicle axis of the car is drivable;

a second output shaft ( 16 ) disposed coaxially to the first output shaft ( 12 ) via which a second vehicle wheel ( 18 ) of the vehicle axis of the car is drivable;

a differential transmission ( 20 ) via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) and the second output shaft ( 16 ) are drivable;

three axial flux machines ( 32 a - c ) disposed coaxially to one another and coaxially to the first output shaft ( 12 ) and the second output shaft ( 16 ), wherein the three axial flux machines ( 32 a - c ) are comprised by:

a first axial flux machine ( 32 a ) via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) is drivable by bypassing the differential transmission ( 20 );

a second axial flux machine ( 32 b ) via which the second output shaft ( 16 ) is drivable by bypassing the differential transmission ( 20 ); and

a third axial flux machine ( 32 c ) disposed between the first axial flux machine ( 32 a ) and the second axial flux machine ( 32 b ) in an axial direction of the three axial flux machines ( 32 a - c ) via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) and the second output shaft ( 16 ) are drivable via the differential transmission ( 20 );

a first switching element ( 42 ) formed as a first frictionally engaged or positive-locking switching element via which the first output shaft ( 12 ) is drivable by the third axial flux machine ( 32 c ) by including the differential transmission ( 20 ); and

a second switching element ( 44 ) formed as a second frictionally engaged or positive-locking switching element via which the second output shaft ( 16 ) is drivable by the third axial flux machine ( 32 c ) by including the differential transmission ( 20 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2024
From: OGRIZOVIC, GORAN
To: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
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Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2022 000 018.0 · Jan 3, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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