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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
May. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Joseph G. Supina, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 25/08 (2006.01); B60K 6/547 (2007.10); B60K 6/365 (2007.10); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60K 6/445 (2007.10); B60K 6/38 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/547 (2013.01); B60K 6/365 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60K 6/445 (2013.01); B60K 2006/381 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6239 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01);
Abstract
A powertrain includes a planetary gearset including an input connected to a shaft driveably connected to an engine, a second input driveably connected to an electric machine, and an output driveably connected to a countershaft, a clutch for releaseably connecting the countershaft and the input shaft through a first pair of meshing gears, and a brake for releaseably holding the input shaft and the input against rotation.