A multi-speed transmission including an electric motor having a hollow rotor shaft disposed in an axle housing, a first planetary gear set, a second a planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set. The first planetary gear set is drivingly connected to the rotor shaft and a first transfer shaft. The second planetary gear set is drivingly connected to the first transfer shaft and a second transfer shaft and has ring gear selectively fixed to the axle housing. The third planetary gear set is drivingly connected to the first transfer shaft and an output gear and has a ring gear rotationally fixed to the axle housing. Clutches are selectively engaged to rotationally fix the ring gears to the axle housing. The rotor shaft and first transfer shaft are coaxially with respect to each other and axle half shafts of a transaxle.

A torque vectoring unit for use with a motor vehicle including a differential unit, a gear arrangement and a clutch system. The gear arrangement is connected to the differential unit and includes a first gear set, a second gear set, a third gear set and a common shaft. The clutch system is selectively connected to the gear arrangement and includes a concentric inner clutch and a concentric outer clutch drivingly to an actuator. The actuator actuates each clutch independently. The first gear set includes an external gear supported on the common shaft and an internal gear selectively in engagement with the outer clutch. The second gear set includes an external gear supported on the common shaft and an internal gear selectively in engagement with the inner clutch. The third gear set includes an external gear coupled to the common shaft and an internal gear coupled to a differential case.

A power transmission device includes: a motor to drive a rotary shaft; a first reducer to receive torque from the rotary shaft; a second reducer to receive torque from the first reducer; and a first clutch disposed outside the second reducer to connect and disconnect the second reducer and an external component.

A driving force adjustment apparatus includes a differential apparatus, a driving source, an adjusting motor and a planetary gear mechanism of three elements and two degree-of-freedom. A driving shaft is coupled to a first element of the planetary gear mechanism and is coaxially arranged with the planetary gear mechanism. A first gear train adjusts a reduction ratio between a second element of the planetary gear mechanism and one of the left and right shafts and couples them. A second gear train adjusts a reduction ratio between the driving shaft and the differential case of the differential apparatus and couples them. A third gear train adjusts a reduction ratio between the driving source and the driving shaft and couples them. A fourth gear train adjusts a reduction ratio between a third element of the planetary gear mechanism and the adjusting motor and couples them.

A differential apparatus including a pair of left and right outputting shafts is interposed between a left shaft and a right shaft of a vehicle, and a motor is coupled to the differential apparatus. A reverse rotating mechanism which generates rotation being reverse to a first outputting shaft being one of the outputting shafts and having a same rotational speed as the first outputting shaft is provided. A changeover mechanism for controlling a power transmission state is interposed between the left shaft coupled to the first outputting shaft and the reverse rotating mechanism. The changeover mechanism has a first state where the left shaft is coupled to the first outputting shaft, a second state where the left shaft in not coupled to the differential apparatus and the reverse rotating mechanism, and a third state where the left shaft is coupled to the reverse rotating mechanism.

A transmission (1) includes an input shaft (2), a first and a second output shaft (3, 4), and a differential (7) with a first and a second planetary gear set (5, 6). A first gear set element of the first planetary gear set (5) is connected to the input shaft (2) for conjoint rotation. A second gear set element of the first planetary gear set (5) is connected to a first gear set element of the second planetary gear set (6) conjoint rotation. A third gear set element of the first planetary gear set (5) is connected to the first output shaft (3) for conjoint rotation. A second gear set element of the second planetary gear set (6) is connected to the second output shaft (4) for conjoint rotation. A third gear set element of the second planetary gear set (6) is connected to a stationary component for conjoint rotation. The second planetary gear set (6) is axially adjacent to the first planetary gear set (5) and the planet gears (5.4) of the first planetary gear set (5) do not axially overlap the planet gears (6.4) of the second planetary gear set (6).

The disclosed invention refers to a torque vectoring device (30) for a drive axle (12) of a vehicle (10). The torque vectoring device (30) comprises an electric torque vectoring motor (32), a planetary gear (34) and a layshaft (36) being configured to be coupled to a cage (26) of a differential gear (24), said planetary gear (34) comprising a first output being configured to be coupled to one of a left or right wheel drive shaft (16; 18) and a second output being coupled to said layshaft (36). The torque vectoring motor (32) is forming a first torque flow path (38) with said planetary gear (34) and said layshaft (36) and a second torque flow path (40) with the first output of said planetary gear (34), wherein said first torque flow path (38) and said second torque flow path (40) are kinematically arranged in parallel. The layshaft (36) is arranged eccentric with the first output of the planetary gear (34).

A differential assembly with at least a first gear ratio and a second gear ratio that can be integrated with an automatic transmission system thereby increasing the total number of available gear ratios is presented. A method of shifting to improve engine efficiency is also provided.

A three-speed gearbox assembly for an electric drive vehicle includes three planetary gear sets. A first clutch selectively couples the electric motor output to a second portion of the first planetary gear set, a second clutch selectively grounds the second portion of the first planetary gear set, and a third clutch selectively grounds a portion of the third planetary gear set. A fourth clutch is selectively engaged to lock first and second axle shafts to provide a locked differential function. The gearbox assembly is selectively switchable between (i) a first gear where the second and third clutches are engaged and the first and fourth clutches are disengaged, (ii) a second gear where first and third clutches are engaged and the second and fourth clutches are disengaged, and (iii) a third gear where second and fourth clutches are engaged and the first and third clutches are disengaged.

A steering drive system for a wheel side steered vehicle includes a coupling element couplable to output drives of the vehicle in order, when an amount of a superposition rotational speed of the coupling element is greater than zero, to provide at the output drives, which are driven at a basic rotational speed on the basis of a travel drive system of the vehicle, for steering the vehicle a superposition rotational speed which is to be superposed on the basic rotational speed. The system further includes at least one first electric machine whose rotational speed can be variably set or controlled, with a power summation and/or power branching unit, wherein a first connection of the power summation and/or power branching unit is coupled to a shaft which can be coupled, in particular via a defined transmission ratio, to a shaft of the travel drive system. A second connection of the power summation and/or power branching unit is coupled to the at least one first electric machine, and a third connection of the power summation and/or power branching unit is coupled to the coupling element, in particular via at least one defined transmission ratio.