Patents Assigned to FORD GLBOAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
  • POWERTRAIN FOR A HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140155211
    Abstract: A vehicle powertrain including a planetary transmission including an output, a first member connected an a first power source and a second member connected to a second power source, a brake for alternately releasing the output and holding the output against rotation, a motor including a second output driveably connected to vehicle wheels, and a clutch for opening and closing a drive connection between the output and the vehicle wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLBOAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Shailesh S. Kozarekar, Edward W. Haran
  • ELECTROMAGNETIC ONE-WAY COUPLING
    Publication number: 20130319812
    Abstract: A one-way coupling includes a cam plate including cams, a pocket plate including pockets, struts, each strut located in one of the pockets, and an electromagnet for engaging one of the struts with one of the cams, including a coil, a core and poles that extend from the coil to said strut, a gap between the poles and the pocket plate exceeding a gap between the poles and said strut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLBOAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis N. Wys, Norman J. Bird