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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
James Trent, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 20/30 (2016.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 20/20 (2016.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); F16H 3/72 (2006.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/30 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 20/20 (2013.01); B60L 15/2054 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); B60W 2710/06 (2013.01); B60W 2710/08 (2013.01); F16H 3/725 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2084 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2087 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2089 (2013.01); Y10T 477/26 (2015.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a planetary gear set, a gearbox, an electric machine, and an engine. The planetary gear set has a sun gear, a carrier, and a ring gear. The gearbox is configured to transmit power from the ring gear to vehicle wheels. The electric machine is fixedly coupled to the sun gear. The engine is selectively coupled to the ring gear via a first selectable one-way clutch and selectively coupled to the carrier via a second selectable one-way clutch.