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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2013
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Micah Joel Fuchs, Ithaca, NY (US);
Paul F. Turnbull, Canton, MI (US);
Edward L. Kaiser, Orion, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for providing a coolant to a stator and a rotor of an electric motor in a vehicle having a coolant pump is provided. The apparatus includes a base defining a plurality of first openings through at least one of which the coolant is flowable to the stator. The apparatus also includes at least one wall extending from the base to define a cavity configured to receive the coolant from the coolant pump. The apparatus further includes at least one first raised member within the cavity that extends from the base. The at least one first raised member defines at least one second opening substantially aligned with one of the first openings to form a first passageway through which the coolant is flowable to the rotor. The apparatus may be located above the electric motor such that the coolant is flowable by gravity to the stator and/or the rotor.