The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2014
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Goro Tamai, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Shawn H. Swales, Canton, MI (US);
Norman Schoenek, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/72 (2006.01); F16H 57/021 (2012.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01); B60K 6/365 (2007.10); B60K 6/40 (2007.10); B60K 6/445 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/021 (2013.01); B60K 6/365 (2013.01); B60K 6/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/445 (2013.01); F16H 3/727 (2013.01); F16H 57/0482 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2007 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6239 (2013.01); Y10S 903/917 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electro mechanical-drive system includes a main shaft, a plurality of ball bearings disposed around the main shaft, and a plurality of roller bearing disposed around the main shaft. At least one of the ball bearings is aligned with at least one of the roller bearings along an axis perpendicular to the main shaft. The ball and roller bearings may support other components of the electro-mechanical drive system and may be arranged in a nested or staggered configuration.