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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2019
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Bradley D. Chamberlin, Pendleton, IN (US);
Sven N. Altlay, Friesenheim, DE;
Jomon Kaniampalackal, Hockenheim, DE;
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
An electric machine includes a stator assembly, a rotor positioned within the stator assembly, and a rotor carrier coupled to the rotor. The rotor carrier includes a hub portion, a first cylindrical portion coupled to the hub portion and defining a first diameter that is less than an inner diameter of the rotor, and a second cylindrical portion extending from the first cylindrical portion and defining a second diameter that is greater than the inner diameter of the rotor. A first clutch is positioned within the rotor carrier and engages an inner surface of the first cylindrical portion of the rotor carrier. A second clutch is positioned within the rotor carrier and engages an inner surface of the second cylindrical portion of the rotor carrier.