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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2014
Applicant:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Zugang Huang, Troy, MI (US);
Charles G. Stuart, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 2/10 (2006.01); F04C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04C 15/008 (2013.01); F04C 2/102 (2013.01); F04C 2240/30 (2013.01); F04C 2240/40 (2013.01); F04C 2240/808 (2013.01);
Abstract
A G-rotor pump assembly is disclosed. The assembly makes use of a housing having a pump/motor housing portion and a laterally projecting housing portion. An electric motor is disposed within the pump/motor housing portion. A controller has a circuit board with a portion which is positioned within the pump/motor housing portion so as to be generally axially aligned with the electric motor and in proximity to the electric motor. A lower cover is configured to engage with the housing to encapsulate the controller and the electric motor within the housing.