The invention relates to a drive device which comprises a speed modulation gearbox (18) having a
planetary gearbox (6) and a case (8), a main drive
machine (1), connected to an input shaft (4) of thespeed modulation gearbox, two auxiliary drives (3.1, 3.2), each connected to the
planetary gearbox (6) via a drive connection (9.1,10.1, 9.2,10.2), and an output shaft (11) of the speed modulation gearbox, which output shaft can be connected to a drive
machine (2). The
planetary gearbox (6) comprises a ring gear (6.1), a sun gear (6.2), a
planet carrier (7) and a plurality of
planet gears (6.3). The auxiliary drives (3.1, 3.2) and the input shaft (4) or the auxiliary drives (3.1, 3.2) and a power take-off shaft (5) of the planetary gearbox have an additional drive connection with a constant
transmission ratio per auxiliary drive. Said additional drive connection is designed such that it can be engaged or disengaged by means of a respective shifting
clutch (16.1, 16.2), the drive connections (9.1, 10.1, 9.2,10.2) from the auxiliary drives (3.1, 3.2) to the speed modulation gearbox remaining engaged in any case.