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Veröffentlicht auf 27. April 2021

EcoTrac PTU von AAM auf Ford Bronco Sport vorgestellt


DETROIT, 27. April 2021 – Die leistungsstarke Kraftübertragungseinheit (Power Transfer Unit; PTU) von American Axle & Manufacturing ist im neuen Ford Bronco® Sport SUV eingebaut. Die PTU, die auch im Ford Edge und Lincoln Nautilus Anwendung findet, ist Teil der EcoTrac® Disconnecting AWD-Lösungen von AAM, die unter anderem Kraftübertragungseinheiten, mehrteilige Antriebswellen, hintere Antriebsmodule mit elektronischen Steuereinheiten und Drehmoment-Übertragungsvorrichtungen mit der Disconnecting-Technologie umfassen.

Die PTU ist das Herzstück des intelligenten Allradantriebs der Fahrzeuge, das mithilfe von Sensoren die Traktion ständig überwacht und den Fahrer bei schwierigem Wetter und schwierigen Straßenverhältnissen unterstützt. Es überträgt das Drehmoment zwischen vorderem und hinterem Antriebsstrang, um das Handling zu verbessern und hilft, die Traktion zu maximieren.

AAM liefert sowohl eine luftgekühlte als auch eine flüssigkeitsgekühlte PTU für den Bronco Sport. Die luftgekühlte PTU von AAM wird bei den Modellen Base, Big™ Bend und Outer Banks™ des Bronco Sport verbaut. Badlands™ und die First Edition verfügen über die flüssigkeitsgekühlte PTU von AAM. Das Offroad-Einsatzgebiet macht eine flüssigkeitsgekühlte PTU notwendig.

Die PTU, die sich am Getriebe eines Fahrzeugs befindet, leitet die Energie über die Antriebswelle an das hintere Antriebsmodul weiter, wenn Drehmoment benötigt wird. Wenn nur ein Vorderradantrieb erforderlich ist, trennt sich die PTU von AAM und stoppt das Drehen der Antriebswelle, wodurch keine Energie mehr an das RDM gesendet wird. Weniger Drehvorgang trägt dazu bei, die Effizienz zu steigern und die Emissionen zu reduzieren, während gleichzeitig bei Bedarf mehr Sicherheit geboten wird.

AAM führte Ende 2013 das branchenweit erste Disconnecting AWD-System ein. Seitdem hat AAM mehr als drei Millionen Disconnecting AWD-Einheiten ausgeliefert, die dabei helfen, Fahrzeuge sicherer, smarter und effizienter zu machen.

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