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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Eric G. Robertson, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 5/22 (2006.01); B60K 6/405 (2007.10); B60K 6/365 (2007.10); B60K 6/26 (2007.10); H02K 11/33 (2016.01); H02K 7/116 (2006.01); H02K 15/14 (2006.01); H01R 4/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 5/225 (2013.01); B60K 6/26 (2013.01); B60K 6/365 (2013.01); B60K 6/405 (2013.01); H01R 4/38 (2013.01); H02K 7/116 (2013.01); H02K 11/33 (2016.01); H02K 15/14 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2005 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an electrified transmission, motor leads are electrically connected to inverter leads by being squeezed between a compressible limiter on a terminal base and a prong of a cover plate. Several such connection are accomplished by installation of the cover to an inverter housing. This method reduces the number of assembly steps and is more robust to variations in the positions of the leads. The terminal base may be part of an inverter module within the inverter housing.