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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 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 ...
B60K 6/40 (2007.10); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60K 6/547 (2007.10); F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60K 6/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60K 6/547 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/426 (2013.01); F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0205 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0221 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0294 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0052 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2007 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2023 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2043 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2097 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6221 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle powertrain includes an engine, a torsion damper connected to the engine, a torque converter, a housing enclosing a clutch, a motor and gearing, and a drive shell surrounding the torque converter, including an input connected to the damper, an output connected to the clutch, the clutch and the motor located between the torque converter and the gearing, the torsion damper located between the engine and the torque converter.