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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Raunak Singh Bindra, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mark Gerard Czapski, Novi, MI (US);
Norman Jerry Bird, Plymouth, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/445 (2007.10); F02N 11/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/30 (2007.10); F16D 41/16 (2006.01); B60K 6/365 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/445 (2013.01); B60K 6/30 (2013.01); B60K 6/365 (2013.01); F02N 11/00 (2013.01); F16D 41/16 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
A powersplit hybrid powertrain includes an electrically actuated brake that selectively engages a ring gear attached to a flywheel. The ring gear may be, for example, a starter ring gear. Engagement of the brake while the engine is stopped permits use of both electric machines to provide torque to vehicle wheels, thereby increasing the electric torque capacity of the powertrain. The position of the brake is more space efficient than conventional input shaft brakes.