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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Peter Rentfrow, Doylestown, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & CO. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2006.01); H02K 7/00 (2006.01); F16H 63/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 63/304 (2013.01); H02K 7/003 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0247 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0284 (2013.01);
Abstract
A powertrain includes an electric machine including a rotor defining a hollow center and a fluid-coupling assembly at least partially disposed within the hollow center. The fluid-coupling assembly includes an input shaft, a turbine fixedly coupled to the rotor and having a hub configured to connect with a transmission input shaft, and an impeller configured to fluid couple with the turbine. The impeller is selectively coupled to the rotor and selectively coupled to the input shaft.