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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Patrick Gordon Collins, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 3/24 (2006.01); B60K 11/02 (2006.01); H02K 9/19 (2006.01); H02K 9/00 (2006.01); B60L 50/50 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 11/02 (2013.01); B60L 50/50 (2019.02); H02K 9/005 (2013.01); H02K 9/19 (2013.01); B60L 2250/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an electric machine and a coolant tube. The electric machine is configured to propel the vehicle. The electric machine has a stator that includes an array of windings that are arranged in a radial configuration. The coolant tube forms a loop that is routed along an axial end of the stator and adjacent to the array. The tube defines an inlet orifice configured to receive coolant and a plurality of outlet orifices configured to direct the coolant onto the windings.