AUTOMOTIVE CONTROLLED DRIVE AXLE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC B60K7/00 B60K17/346 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to wheeled vehicle drive controlled axles. Proposed axle comprises housing 1 with wheel planetary reduction gear box housings 4 attached thereto via hoses 2 and turn axles 3, aligned drive motors 5 and multidisc clutch brakes 6. Drive motor rotors are engaged with pinions 14 of reduction gearbox first planetary stages engaged via plane pinions 15 and carriers 18 with sun gears 9 of second stages engaged via plane pinions 11, carriers 10 and crown gears 12 with wheels. Multidisc clutches 6 are arranged between planetary stages and furnished with friction discs 22 and pressure discs 23 to displace axially driven by control mechanisms. Drive motors 5 are arranged in axle housing 1. First planetary stages and clutches 6 are also arranged in said housing between motors 5 and turn axles 3. Brakes are furnished with second multidisc clutches 24. Control mechanisms are arranged between clutches 6 and 24. Friction discs 22 and pressure discs 23 of clutch 6 are fitted on crown gears 19 arranged on carriers 18 of first planetary stages and in axle housing 1. Friction discs 25 and pressure discs 26 of clutch 24 are mounted on idle discs 27 in axle housing.

EFFECT: higher reliability.

3 cl, 2 dwg