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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Borgwarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Larry A. Pritchard, Macomb, MI (US);
Thaddeus Kopp, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Assignee:
BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0483 (2013.01); F16H 57/045 (2013.01); F16H 57/0476 (2013.01); F16H 57/0482 (2013.01); F16H 57/0434 (2013.01); F16H 57/0435 (2013.01);
Abstract
A product may include a differential unit, and an electrical machine may be interconnected with the differential unit. The differential unit and the electrical machine may be lubricated by a fluid. A reservoir may be defined above the electrical machine. The reservoir may receive the fluid during operation of the differential unit and may selectively store and release the fluid.