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Eric G Robertson

Lee John Becker

Mark Richard Dobson

Charles M Robeck

John W Fallu

Jason K Mazur

Mark K Quinn

In an electrified transmission, motor leads are electrically connected to inverter leads by being squeezed between a compressible limiter on a terminal base and a prong of a cover plate. Several such connection are accomplished by installation of the cover to an inverter housing. This method reduces the number of assembly steps and is more robust to variations in the positions of the leads. The terminal base may be part of an inverter module within the inverter housing.

Hybrid transmission high voltage connection

A pump assembly includes a pump housing including an inner surface, a pump inlet and an excess flow passage, a filter assembly including a spout extending into the housing, and an insert located within and secured to the housing, and including a first surface spaced from the inner surface and producing therebetween an annular nozzle communicating with said excess flow passage, the nozzle directing a first fluid stream exiting the excess flow passage toward a second fluid stream exiting the spout, the fluid streams flowing toward the pump inlet.

Nozzle insert for boosting pump inlet pressure

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Eric G Robertson