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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Marc Thomas Wilkins, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Chris Peter Nicholas, Milford, MI (US);
Anthony Paskus, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Brian Christian Orr, Macomb, MI (US);
Andrew Brian Lovatt, Novi, MI (US);
William David Guarino, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A powertrain includes a transmission case, a transfer case, a front axle housing, and a webbed brace. The transfer case and front axle housing are directly fastened to the transmission case. The webbed brace is directly fastened to the transmission case, the transfer case, and the front axle housing to form a powerplant system. The webbed brace is configured such that a bending frequency of the powerplant system falls within a predefined range.