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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Behzad Vafakhah, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shailesh Shrikant Kozarekar, Novi, MI (US);
Shahram Zarei, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Brandon Dobbins, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI (US);
Vincent Skalski, Plymouth, MI (US);
Sudhir Kumar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle is provided with a transmission and an inductor assembly that is mounted within a chamber of the transmission. The inductor assembly includes a coil, a core and an insulator having first and second portions that are oriented toward each other. Each portion includes a base, a support extending from the base, and a spool extending transversely from the support to engage the other portion. Each spool includes an external surface for supporting the coil and a cavity extending therethrough for receiving the core.