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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2025
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventor:
Kyle Nelson, Delaware, OH (US);
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 63/34 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60T 1/00 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01); H02K 7/00 (2006.01); H02K 9/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 63/3425 (2013.01); B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B60T 1/005 (2013.01); F16H 57/0424 (2013.01); F16H 57/0443 (2013.01); F16H 57/0476 (2013.01); H02K 7/006 (2013.01); H02K 9/19 (2013.01); B60K 2001/001 (2013.01); B60K 2001/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A park mechanism in an electric drive unit may relocate an oil passage within an end housing and add a sensor dam. The sensor dam may separate a park mechanism cavity and a sensor cavity. The sensor dam may trap oil in the park mechanism cavity and prevent the sensor cavity from filling with the oil. The oil may trap the air above the oil in the sensor cavity, preventing the oil from reaching a height of a manual shaft. Thus, a seal of the manual shaft may be prevented from being submerged in the oil.