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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Linamar Corporation, Guelph, CA;
Inventors:
Malcolm E. Kirkwood, Livonia, MI (US);
Woodrow Lee Barrie, Oxford, MI (US);
Tom Reedy, South Lyon, MI (US);
Arnold Byron Gomez-Mesquita, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
Linamar Corporation, Guelph, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 25/0638 (2006.01); F16D 13/72 (2006.01); F16D 21/06 (2006.01); F16D 13/64 (2006.01); F16D 13/52 (2006.01); F16D 13/74 (2006.01); F16D 25/10 (2006.01); F16D 48/06 (2006.01); F16H 3/54 (2006.01); F16D 65/02 (2006.01); F16D 69/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 25/0638 (2013.01); F16D 13/52 (2013.01); F16D 13/64 (2013.01); F16D 13/648 (2013.01); F16D 13/72 (2013.01); F16D 13/74 (2013.01); F16D 21/06 (2013.01); F16D 25/10 (2013.01); F16D 48/06 (2013.01); F16H 3/54 (2013.01); F16D 2065/1324 (2013.01); F16D 2069/004 (2013.01); F16D 2500/1026 (2013.01); F16D 2500/1045 (2013.01); F16D 2500/30406 (2013.01); F16D 2500/50287 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2005 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2033 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2035 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2066 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A controllable powertrain input module, placed between an input torque source and an automated ratio changing device, all of which is controlled by a powertrain control module (PCM) to optimize efficiency while satisfying an infinite number of input and output application scenarios.