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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
May. 22, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Mark Steward, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jayesh Patel, Plymouth, MI (US);
Yanhua Li, Novi, MI (US);
Matthew S. Eiszler, Pinckney, MI (US);
Srinivas Venkata Arcota, Northville, MI (US);
David Aeschliman, Whitmore Lake, MI (US);
Chintan Ved, Canton, MI (US);
William Riley, Warren, MI (US);
Jason Bardallis, Waterford, MI (US);
FOrd Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A transmission in a vehicle includes a gearbox and a differential. Torque is transferred from an output of the gearbox to an input of the differential via a drive member. This transfers torque to enable the differential to distribute the torque amongst wheels of the vehicle. A transmission housing and a torque converter housing are mounted to one another to at least partially house the gearbox and the differential, respectively. A transmission fluid sump is provided between the housings where transmission fluid gathers. A fluid pump pressurizes the fluid and distributes it amongst working parts in the transmission. A baffle assembly partially contains the drive member and segregates the fluid sump from the drive member. One of the baffles in the assembly includes a lip engaging a portion of an outer flange of the pump to provide a seal between the fluid pump and components within the transmission.