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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2023
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Markus Steinberger, Sagamore Hills, OH (US);
David Burky, Massillon, OH (US);
Rashid Farahati, Copley, OH (US);
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Abstract
A drivetrain assembly for an electric vehicle is provided that includes a housing, a rotor shaft of an electric motor rotatable about a center axis, and a bearing rotatably supporting the rotor shaft with respect to the housing. The bearing includes a first race on the housing and a second race on the rotor shaft. The drivetrain assembly includes an electrically conductive shunt washer configured for creating an electrical path from the housing to the second race. The electrically conductive shunt washer includes a material including electrically conductive fibers.