Eaton Corporation

Jeffrey L Carpenter

David L Wadas

Michael J Huggins

Mark L Lanting

Kevin D Beaty

Xiaosong Kang

Thomas R Bockelmann

Mark E Hope

Zhanijang Zou

A hybrid vehicle powertrain system includes a first prime mover, a first prime mover driven power transmission mechanism having a power take-off adapted to drive a vehicle accessory, and a second prime mover. The second prime mover is operable to drive the power transmission mechanism alone or in combination with the first prime mover to provide power to the power take-off through the power transmission mechanism. The invention further includes methods for operating a hybrid vehicle powertrain system.

Hybrid vehicle powertrain system with power take-off driven vehicle accessory

A transmission shifting mechanism (10) and position sensor assembly. The shifting mechanism includes a member (32) of known flux-conducting or flux-insulating properties movable therewith, which will variably extend (42, 44, 46) into an electric coil (36), which is periodically charged and then allowed to discharge. The rate of discharge is variable with the position of the member in the coil and, thus, provides a signal indicative to mechanism condition (H, N, L).

Transmission shifting mechanism and position sensor

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Kalamazoo, MI, United States of America

Jeffrey L Carpenter