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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2000
Applicant:
James Paul Mccarthy, Milford, MI (US);
Inventor:
James Paul McCarthy, Milford, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K006/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hybrid electric vehicle drive system or transaxleincluding an internal combustion engine, a generator/motorwhich is coupled to engineby use of a planetary gear set, and an electric motor. Drive systemincludes a brake or clutch assemblywhich is operatively and selectively coupled to a generator/motorand is effective to supplement the generator-produced reaction torque, thereby cooperating with the generator/motorto control the speed of engine