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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven A. Frait, Milan, MI (US);
John E. Brevick, Livonia, MI (US);
Keith A. Devereaux, Roseville, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/20 (2007.10); F16D 3/10 (2006.01); F16D 33/18 (2006.01); B60K 6/00 (2007.10); H02K 7/108 (2006.01); H02K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/10 (2013.01); B60K 6/00 (2013.01); F16D 33/18 (2013.01); H02K 7/006 (2013.01); H02K 7/108 (2013.01); B60K 6/20 (2013.01); F16H 45/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly includes a torque converter concentric with an axis and including a casing, a rotor hub drivably connected for rotation about the axis to an electric machine, a coupler connected to the rotor hub, and a flex plate coupled for elastic displacement between the coupler and a surface of the casing that faces away from the coupler.