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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Jason Konopa, Dearborn, MI (US);
Floyd Cadwell, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Ledger, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeffrey Boismier, Rockwood, MI (US);
George Dolan, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jason Konopa, Dearborn, MI (US);
Floyd Cadwell, Dearborn, MI (US);
David Ledger, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jeffrey Boismier, Rockwood, MI (US);
George Dolan, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tuned mass damper system and vibration damper method for a hybrid electric road vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle has a powertrain with an engine, at least one electric machine and a battery. The battery mass forms a part of a vehicle vibration absorber that attenuates vibrations induced by road wheels of the vehicle.