An assembly for an electric vehicle includes an input shaft extending along a first axis and an electric motor rotatably coupled to the input shaft and co-axially aligned with the first axis. The assembly also includes an intermediate input shaft extending along a second axis and rotatably coupled to the input shaft. The assembly also includes an output shaft extending along the second axis and spaced from the intermediate input shaft along the second axis. The assembly further includes a planetary gearset rotatably coupled to the intermediate input shaft and to the output shaft, and co-axially aligned with the second axis. The assembly includes a final drive co-axially aligned with the first axis and rotatably coupled to the output shaft for providing rotational torque to at least one of a first and second set of wheels of the electric vehicle.

A drive device (2) for an at least partially electrically driven vehicle (1) includes an electric machine (3) having a rotor shaft (8) extending longitudinally along an input axis (4). The drive device further includes a first output shaft (6a) extending longitudinally along an output axis (7) and parallel to the rotor shaft (8). Moreover, the drive device includes a gear stage (5) having a first gearwheel (9) rotationally fixed to the rotor shaft (8), and a second gearwheel (10) meshed with the first gearwheel (9) and drivingly connected to the first output shaft (6a). Additionally, the drive device includes a housing (11) having a shared housing cavity (12), wherein the first output shaft (6a) and the electric machine (3) are parallel to one another in the housing cavity (12), and wherein an air gap (18) extends radially between the electric machine (3) and the first output shaft (6a).

An axle drive for a vehicle comprising at least one drivable vehicle axle oriented transversely to a longitudinal direction of the vehicle comprises: a drive shaft that extends in parallel with the longitudinal direction and that is configured to receive drive power from an electric motor at an input section and to output said drive power at an output section; a driven shaft that extends in parallel with the drive shaft and that is configured to receive drive power from the output section of the drive shaft at an input section and to output said drive power to the vehicle axle via a bevel gear arranged at a first end of the driven shaft; and a brake, in particular a parking brake, having a brake disk that is arranged at a second end of the driven shaft and that is arranged between the input section of the drive shaft and the input section of the driven shaft with respect to the longitudinal direction.

The gas turbine engine for an aircraft includes at least a low pressure spool with a low pressure turbine shaft operatively connected to at least one turbine, the low pressure turbine shaft rotatable about an engine axis, and a low pressure compressor operatively connected to a low pressure compressor shaft that is independently rotatable relative to the low pressure turbine shaft. A differential gearbox has an input operatively connected to the low pressure turbine shaft, a first output and a second output, the first output of the differential gearbox operatively connected to the low pressure compressor shaft and the second output of the differential gearbox operatively connected to an output shaft of the gas turbine engine. The differential gearbox permits the output shaft, the low pressure compressor shaft and the low pressure turbine shaft to rotate at different speeds.

An electric drive axle in a vehicle is provided. The electric drive axle includes, in one example, an electric motor-generator, a gearbox, and a differential. The gearbox comprises a planetary gear set that includes a sun gear configured to rotate on a sun gear shaft directly coupled to a rotor of the electric motor-generator and an intermediate shaft that includes an idler gear rotationally coupled to a pinion gear that is rotationally coupled to the carrier.

A drive apparatus includes a motor; a reduction gear connected to the motor; a differential connected to the reduction gear, for rotating an axle about a differential axis; a housing including a gear housing portion housing the reduction gear and the differential; and an oil housed in the gear housing portion. The differential includes a gear for rotating about the differential axis. An end portion of the gear is lower than the reduction gear, and is configured to soak in the oil. The housing includes an oil drain hole and an oil feed hole for joining an interior of the housing and a space outside of the housing, a first stopper member removably in the oil drain hole, and a second stopper member removably in the oil feed hole. Each of the oil drain hole and the oil feed hole is in a portion of the gear housing portion.

A vehicle drive unit that provides improved power transfer to a differential input member of a differential assembly. The vehicle drive unit is configured with an interlock system that is configured to inhibit the supply of electrical power from a source of electrical power if certain predetermined conditions are not met.

A tandem drive axle mechanical shift assembly including a first shift rail assembly having a first shift rail actuated via a first pneumatic actuator, and a shift fork having a first end coupled with the first shift rail and a second end coupled with an engagement selector. A second shift rail assembly having a second shift rail actuated via a second pneumatic actuator, and a second shift fork having a first end coupled with the second shift rail and a second end coupled with an inter-axle differential lock-up clutch. First and second primary valves in fluid communication with a reservoir, and a secondary valve in fluid communication with the reservoir and in selective fluid communication with the second pneumatic actuator. A first actuation valve operated by the first shift rail and in selective fluid communication with the first and second primary valves, and the first and second pneumatic actuators.

There is provided a work vehicle including an oil outlet port and a partition part. The oil outlet port opens to a bottom portion in one end side of a transmission case in a vehicle body front-back direction and a vehicle body left-right direction. The oil outlet port takes out a lubricating oil from an interior of the transmission case. The partition part divided an internal space of the transmission case into a first space zone along a sidewall portion of the transmission case, and a second space zone other than the first space zone. The partition part brings the first space zone into a sealed state.

A rotary electric machine is disposed coaxially with an input member more toward a first side in an axial direction than a first gear that meshes with a second gear. A third gear rotates integrally with second and fourth gears that mesh with third gear more toward second side in axial direction than first and second gears. An axis of a counter gear mechanism is below axis of rotary electric machine and axis of differential gear mechanism. An inverter device more toward first side in axial direction than fourth gear and above axis of differential gear mechanism while that inverter device overlaps fourth gear as seen in axial direction. A specific portion of inverter device is between rotary electric machine and fourth gear in axial direction, such that specific portion overlaps counter gear mechanism as seen in up-down direction and overlaps rotary electric machine as seen in axial direction.