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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Danrich Henry Demitroff, Okemos, MI (US);
Mathew John Fast, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Michael Levin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sunil Katragadda, Canton, MI (US);
Furqan Zafar Shaikh, Troy, MI (US);
W. Cary Cole, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/02 (2012.01); F16H 57/031 (2012.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F01L 5/00 (2006.01); F16H 57/037 (2012.01); F01M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/037 (2013.01); F01M 5/005 (2013.01); F16H 57/02 (2013.01); F16H 57/0419 (2013.01); F16H 57/0483 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a power source, at least one wheel, a gearbox. The gearbox includes a housing, gearing disposed in the housing, and an insulator disposed between the gearing and the housing. The gearing is configured to couple the power source to the at least one wheel. The insulator is configured to reduce thermal energy losses of a fluid that lubricates the gearing.