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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Thomas Joseph Stoltz, Allen Park, MI (US);
Benjamin Daniel Golder, Raleigh, NC (US);
Thomas Alan Genise, Dearborn, MI (US);
Glenn Clark Fortune, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/40 (2007.10); B60K 6/365 (2007.10); B60R 16/03 (2006.01); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60K 6/442 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/365 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60R 16/03 (2013.01); B60K 6/442 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a planetary gear assembly having a ring gear, a plurality of planet gears coupled to a carrier, and a sun gear coupled to a main shaft. The system further includes a driven gear coupled to the carrier, a countershaft gear coupled to the driven gear, a motor/generator coupled to the main shaft, and an actuator structured to change a coupling of the ring gear based on a position of the actuator.