SUPPORT AND DRIVE ARRANGEMENT

• US 20110036659A1
• Filed: 08/11/2010
• Published: 02/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Access Company Limited, Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Company KG (Magna International Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Company KG (Magna International Incorporated)
• Inventors: Müller, Helfried, Erjawetz, Konstantin, Rabofsky, Alexander
• Granted Patent: US 8,381,864 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 180/299
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 1/00 Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units B60K7/00 takes precedence; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/00; electric transmission arrangements B60K17/12; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles per se B60L; current-collectors for power supply lines of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L5/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 5/1216 characterised by the location of the supports relative to the motor or to each other B60K5/1225 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 7/0007 the motor being electric

Abstract

A support and drive arrangement for an electrically driven vehicle or a hybrid-electrically driven vehicle. The support and drive arrangement includes a cross beam having at least two attachment sections permitting the attachment of the cross beam to a vehicle support structure, and at least one electrical drive unit connected to the cross beam via at least one elastic drive mount.

Claims

1. A support and drive arrangement for at least one of an electrically driven vehicle and a hybrid-electrically driven vehicle, the support and drive arrangement comprising:

a cross beam having at least two attachment sections permitting the attachment of the cross beam to a vehicle support structure; and

at least one electrical drive unit connected to the cross beam via at least one first elastic mount.

2. The support and drive arrangement of claim 1, wherein the at least one electrical drive unit is directly connected to the cross beam via the at least one first elastic mount,

3. The support and drive arrangement of claim 2, further comprising an internal combustion engine connected to the electrical drive unit in such a manner that the internal combustion engine is only indirectly connected to the cross beam via the electrical drive unit and the at least one first elastic mount, wherein the internal combustion engine is connected to the electrical drive unit.

4. The support and drive arrangement of claim 3, further comprising a gear unit directly connected to the cross beam via at least one second elastic mount, wherein the internal combustion engine is connected to the gear unit in such a manner that the internal combustion engine is also only indirectly connected to the cross beam via the gear unit and the at least one second elastic mount.

5. The support and drive arrangement of claim 4, wherein the gear unit is connected to the vehicle support structure via at least one third elastic mount.

6. The support and drive arrangement of claim 1, further comprising an internal combustion engine connected directly to the cross beam via the at least one first elastic mount, wherein the electrical drive unit is attached to the internal combustion engine in such a manner that the electrical drive unit is only indirectly connected to the cross beam via the internal combustion engine and the at least one first elastic mount.

7. The support and drive arrangement of claim 1, further comprising at least one auxiliary assembly directly connected to the cross beam.

8. The support and drive arrangement of claim 7, wherein each at least one auxiliary assembly is directly connected to the cross beam via a fourth elastic mount.

9. The support and drive arrangement of claim 1, wherein the cross beam is arranged in a front end area of the at least one electrically driven vehicle and hybrid-electrically driven vehicle.

10. The support and drive arrangement of claim 1, wherein the attachment sections of the cross beam are attached to a respective longitudinal beam of the vehicle support structure.

11. A support and drive arrangement for a hybrid-electrically driven vehicle, the support and drive arrangement comprising:

a cross beam attached to a vehicle support structure;

a first electrical drive unit connected to the cross beam;

a gear unit connected to the cross beam and the first electrical drive unit; and

an internal combustion engine connected to the gear unit.

12. The support and drive arrangement of claim 11, wherein the first electrical drive unit is directly connected to the cross beam via a first elastic mount.

13. The support and drive arrangement of claim 11, wherein the first electrical drive unit is indirectly connected to the cross beam.

14. The support and drive arrangement of claim 11, wherein the gear unit is directly connected to the cross beam via a second elastic mount.

15. The support and drive arrangement of claim 11, wherein the internal combustion engine is directly connected to the gear unit and indirectly connected to the cross beam via the gear unit and the at least one second elastic mount.

16. The support and drive arrangement of claim 11, wherein the internal combustion engine is directly connected to the cross beam via a first elastic mount.

17. The support and drive arrangement of claim 11, further comprising a second electrical drive unit connected to the cross beam.

18. The support and drive arrangement of claim 17, wherein the second electrical drive unit is directly connected to the gear unit and indirectly connected to the cross beam via the gear unit and the at least one second elastic mount.

19. A support and drive arrangement for a hybrid-electrically driven vehicle, the support and drive arrangement comprising:

a cross beam having attached to a vehicle support structure;

a first electrical drive unit directly connected to the cross beam via a first elastic mount;

an internal combustion engine indirectly connected to the cross beam;

a second electrical drive unit indirectly connected to the cross beam; and

a gear unit directly positioned intermediate between the cross beam and the internal combustion engine and also the second electrical drive unit,

wherein the gear unit is directly connected to the cross beam via a second elastic mount and operatively connected to the first electrical drive unit, the second electrical drive unit and the internal combustion engine.

20. The support and drive arrangement of claim 19, further comprising at least one auxiliary assembly directly connected to the cross beam via a third elastic mount.