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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2006
Applicant:
Scott T. Costello, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Inventor:
Scott T. Costello, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/74 (2006.01); F16H 35/10 (2006.01); F16D 7/04 (2006.01); B60K 6/00 (2007.10); B60K 25/10 (2006.01); B60K 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A propeller shaft and energy storage assembly includes a first power transfer mechanism for selectively drivingly interconnecting the propeller shaft and an energy storage device to store energy within the energy storage device. A second power transfer mechanism is operable to selectively retain and release energy stored within the energy storage device. A third power transfer mechanism selectively drivingly interconnects the energy storage device and the propeller shaft when vehicle acceleration is desired.