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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2013
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Suresh Gopalakrishnan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Chandra S. Namuduri, Troy, MI (US);
Peter Bostwick, Rochester, MI (US);
Edward L. Kaiser, Orion, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 29/06 (2006.01); H02K 29/08 (2006.01); H02K 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 29/06 (2013.01); H02K 29/08 (2013.01); H02K 29/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transmission-mounted electric machine includes an integrated rotational position sensor. The rotational position sensor includes a rotor element and a stator element. The stator element is attached to a stator element of the transmission at a plurality of mounting points and includes an alignment adjustment mechanism. The rotor element of the sensor is slip-fit against a shoulder of a rotor hub and held in place using a wave spring.