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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Steven A. Frait, Milan, MI (US);
Steven G. Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Steven A. Frait, Milan, MI (US);
Steven G. Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/00 (2006.01); H02K 15/16 (2006.01); B60K 6/26 (2007.10); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60K 6/40 (2007.10); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); F16H 61/62 (2006.01); B60L 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 7/006 (2013.01); B60K 6/26 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60K 6/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60L 11/14 (2013.01); F16H 61/62 (2013.01); H02K 15/16 (2013.01); H02K 2201/03 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6221 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly for supporting a motor of a vehicle powertrain includes a housing, a stator secured to the housing, a bearing having a radial position established by the housing, a member contacting the bearing, and a rotor secured to the member and including a radial outer surface spaced radially from the stator by an air gap established by contact between the bearing and the member.