Patents
US 12222021 B2: Electric drives with high reduction transmissions
- Granted
- 2025-02-11
- Filed
- 2020-02-12 application 17424531
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A powertrain of a vehicle comprising an electric motor (16) having a drive shaft (11) wherein the drive shaft is oriented preferably perpendicular to the common axis (Aw) of the wheels (18) which the powertrain is intended to drive (i.e. rotate). The drive shaft of the electric motor is mechanically connected to the axles (20, 22) of the wheels, which are aligned with the common axis, via a transmission (10) having at least one pair of mating gears (12, 14), preferably with one of the pair of mating gears being an offset pinion (14), and with the reduction ratio of the transmission being in the range of about 6 to about 15 with the pinion having 2 to 6 teeth.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250211.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GLEASON WORKS 68 patents | US company or organization | Rochester, NY | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermann J. Stadtfeld | Manderscheid, DE | 34 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Hanspeter Dinner | Menzingen, CH | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16H | Gearing | F16H1/145 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60K | Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers in vehicles; auxiliary drives for vehicles; instrumentation or dashboards for vehicles; arrangements in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust or fuel supply of propulsion units in vehicles | B60K1/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-30 | Security interest Security interest Us patent security agreement | GLEASON CUTTING TOOLS CORPORATION signed 2022-06-30 GLEASON METROLOGY SYSTEMS CORPORATION signed 2022-06-30 THE GLEASON WORKS signed 2022-06-30 | MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY BUFFALO, NY | 60556/795 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-02-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | STADTFELD, HERMANN J. signed 2022-02-03 DINNER, HANSPETER signed 2022-02-07 | THE GLEASON WORKS ROCHESTER, NY | 58909/888 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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