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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Timothy J. Reinhart, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Grantland I. Kingman, Waterford, MI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy J. Reinhart, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Grantland I. Kingman, Waterford, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle assembly includes an engine having a damper assembly secured to the engine. The damper assembly includes a ring gear. A hybrid transmission having an input shaft is mounted on the mounting shaft of the damper assembly. The damper assembly includes an engine face plate and a transmission face plate secured to the engine face plate. The ring gear is secured to at least one of the transmission face plate and the engine face plate.