A transmission assembly includes a common ring gear assembly, a first sun gear, a first planet carrier, a second sun gear and a second planet carrier. A set of planet gears of each one of the first and second planet carriers meshing with the common ring gear assembly. The set of planet gears of the first planet carrier meshing with the first sun gear and the set of planet gears of the second planet carrier meshing with the second sun gear. The transmission assembly further includes a transmission housing.

The second sun gear is adapted to be connected to a transmission input shaft;

the common ring gear assembly is adapted to be connected to a transmission output shaft, and

the second planet carrier and the first sun gear are operatively connected to each other.

A drivetrain for motor vehicle including an electric motor and a reduction mechanism designed to transmit the driving torque to the wheels of the motor vehicle. The electric motor includes a rotor equipped with a rotor shaft, the rotor shaft being rotationally coupled to a primary shaft of the reduction mechanism. The drivetrain further includes a dynamic absorber in torsion, the dynamic absorber in torsion having a support element, an inertial mass which is mounted with the ability to rotate about an axis X with respect to the support element and elastic members which oppose the relative rotation of the inertial mass with respect to the support element about said axis X.

Methods and systems are provided for a multi-speed transmission. The multi-speed transmission includes a housing, an electric motor with a stator and a rotor positioned within the housing, and a planetary assembly positioned on a first axial side of the electric motor. The transmission further includes a first and second clutch unit spaced away from one another, each including a synchronizer, and designed to selectively rotationally couple to the rotor and to rotationally couple the rotor to different gears in the planetary assembly and where the electric motor and planetary assembly are coaxially arranged.

A drive axle for a work machine for driving wheels that are coupled to the drive axle. The drive axle includes a spur gear stage with an input shaft. A differential gear unit couples to the spur gear stage and to the wheels via wheel drive shafts. The drive axle further includes a reduction gear unit with an output element couples to the input shaft of the spur gear stage—and an input element which couples to an output shaft of an electric drive machine.

A battery powered driver for propelling a wheeled ground surface modifying machine includes at least one wheel contacting a ground surface, a battery powered electric motor, control circuitry configured to manage delivery of electrical battery power to the electric motor to control a sped of the driver, at least one pedal attached to a pedal axle and tiltable in each of a forward and rearward direction with respect to the pedal axle, and at least one pedal tilt sensor configured to output one or more signals to the control circuitry indicating a degree of tilt of the at least one pedal. The control circuitry is configured to control the electric motor to accelerate the driver forward based on the one or more signals indicating a forward tilt of the at least one pedal, the electrical battery power delivered to the electric motor for forward acceleration proportional to a degree of forward tilt of the at least one pedal, and to control the electric motor to accelerate the driver rearward based on the one or more signals indicating a rearward tilt of at least one pedal, the electrical battery power delivered to the electric motor for rearward acceleration proportional to a degree of rearward tilt of the at least one pedal.

A vehicle front portion structure includes a motor, a stabilizer having an extending portion disposed at a vehicle front side of the motor and that extends further in a vehicle width direction than a length of the motor, and having an arm portion that extends toward a vehicle rear side from each end of the extending portion, a plurality of motor fixing portions, a part of the motor fixing portions being disposed at respective outer sides in the vehicle width direction relative to the motor and at a position between the motor and the extending portion, and a plurality of stabilizer support portions that support respective end parts of the extending portion, the stabilizer support portions being disposed further toward a front side than the motor fixing portions, and at least a part of the stabilizer support portions being aligned with the motor fixing portions in the vehicle front-rear direction.

Methods and systems for an electric drive axle of a vehicle are provided. An electric drive axle system includes, in one example a gear train configured to rotationally attach to an electric motor-generator, the gear train includes an output shaft having a clutch arranged thereon and configured to selectively rotationally couple a gear to the output shaft. The gear train further includes a lubrication channel extending between an output shaft and an axle shaft and including an outlet extending through the output shaft and opening into the clutch.

A vehicle driveline component with a housing, a rotary power transmission system, a lubricant and a lubrication de-aerator. The housing defines a cavity and a sump. The rotary power transmission system is received in the cavity and includes a plurality of gears that are in meshing engagement. The lubricant is received in the sump and is employed to lubricate the rotary power transmission system. The lubrication de-aerator is received in the housing and has at least one matrix of de-aeration cells that extend between an upper surface and a lower surface. Each of the de-aeration cells has a cell inlet, which is formed through the upper surface, and a cell outlet that is formed through the lower surface. Each of the de-aeration cells tapers between its cell inlet and its cell outlet.

Bearings (72, 74) are arranged for a drive unit (10) having an electric motor for providing drive to an electric axle and a wheel assembly of a vehicle. The drive unit includes a pair of bearings and a reduction gear assembly (12) with a first drive gear mounted to and coaxial with the main shaft of the motor, and a first driven gear rotatably coupled to the first drive gear and mounted to and coaxial with an intermediate shaft to form an intermediate shaft assembly. The reduction gear assembly includes a second drive gear mounted to and coaxial with the intermediate shaft, and a second driven gear rotatably coupled with the second drive gear. A first bearing of said pair of bearings is mounted to a bulkhead and to said intermediate shaft assembly between the first driven gear and second drive gear to reduce the distance between the first and second bearings.

An electric work vehicle includes a battery, a motor positioned under the battery and drivable on electric power supplied by the battery, a travel device drivable by the motor, an inverter positioned under the battery and forward of the motor to convert direct-current electric power from the battery into alternating-current electric power and supply the alternating-current electric power to the motor, and a transmission positioned backward of the battery to transmit a driving force of the motor to the travel device, wherein the motor and the inverter are arranged in a front-back direction of a machine body.