An axle arrangement having an outer bevel gear arrangement and an inner bevel gear arrangement. Each bevel gear arrangement allowing large rotation of the axle shaft around a respective swing axis through the bevel gear arrangement, perpendicular to the axle shaft to permit the axle to swing through large angles with negligible impact on transmission of torque. The axle shaft having multiple portions connected in series between the bevel gear arrangements. Between two of the shaft portions is a slidable connection. Between two of the shaft portions is an inner rotatable coupling and between two of the shaft portions is an outer rotatable coupling. Both couplings are stabilised by hinged casings located relative to the bevel gear arrangements with a hinge axis through the rotatable coupling. Each hinge axis is perpendicular to the primary axis of the shaft portion(s) between the rotatable couplings and perpendicular to the respective swing axis.

Protects an inverter from vibration. An electric axle device 100 for a vehicle includes an axle housing 1 for containing a differential device; a reduction gear 2 attached to the axle housing; an electric motor 3 attached to the reduction gear, an inverter 4 attached to at least one of the reduction gear and the electric motor, and a dynamic damper 50 attached to the inverter.

A drive axle system comprising a support structure, a mounting plate, an electric motor module, a transmission module, and a wheel end assembly. The electric motor module extends from a first side of the mounting plate. The transmission module extends from the second side of the mounting plate. The wheel end assembly extends from the transmission module.

A system and method for an electric axle. The electric axle system includes, in one example, a traction motor, a first shaft rotationally coupled to the traction motor via one or more gear reductions, and a second shaft arranged coaxial to the first shaft and rotationally coupled to a differential. The electric axle system further includes a clutch configured to in a higher speed position, rotationally couple the first shaft and the second shaft and in a lower speed position, rotationally couple the first shaft to a sun gear in a compound planetary gear set and rotationally couple a ring gear in the compound planetary gear set to the second shaft.