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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Behzad Vafakhah, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Richard Light, Flat Rock, MI (US);
Brandon Dobbins, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI (US);
Shailesh Shrikant Kozarekar, Novi, MI (US);
Sudhir Kumar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle is provided with a transmission having an inductor assembly. The inductor assembly is mounted within the transmission such that it is directly cooled by transmission fluid through at least one of spraying, splashing and immersion. The transmission includes at least one gear that is configured to, when rotating, transmit torque between an input and output of the transmission and splash fluid onto the inductor assembly to cool the inductor assembly.