Housing Details (epo/jpo) Patents (Class 903/952)
  • Patent number: 12261513
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve cooling capability of a bus bar with a simple system. An electric system includes a motor unit including a stator and a rotor, the motor unit being cooled by a refrigerant, an inverter unit that supplies electric power to a winding of the stator, a wiring portion that transmits electric power output from the inverter unit to the motor unit, and a pipe that supplies or discharges a refrigerant to or from the motor unit. The pipe is provided at a position at which the wiring portion can exchange heat with an oily medium cooled by the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Sawahata, Masahiro Hori, Hideaki Goto, Takeshi Tokuyama
  • Patent number: 12257909
    Abstract: The electromechanical integration unit includes a motor housed in a first chamber of the housing, and a first electrical unit and a second electrical unit housed in a second chamber of the housing. The housing includes multiple motor terminals arranged in the second chamber. The first electrical unit includes multiple first terminals arranged together with the motor terminals. The second electrical unit includes multiple motor terminals and multiple second terminals connected to the first terminals. The first electrical component of the first electrical unit, together with the second electrical component of the second electrical component, constitutes a power control circuit for controlling the power supplied to the motor. A service hole is provided in the second chamber of the housing, and the motor terminals and the first terminal are connected to the second terminals in a range exposed to the outside through the service hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keisuke Yuki, Yuya Okuda
  • Patent number: 12230820
    Abstract: Provided are a power battery pack and an electric vehicle. The power battery pack includes: a pack body; and a plurality of cells, directly arranged in the pack body. The cell extends from a first side of the pack body to a second side of the pack body, and the first side and the second side are disposed opposite to each other. The first side of the pack body is provided with a first side wall, the second side of the pack body is provided with a second side wall, an end of the cell is supported by the first side wall, and the other end of the cell is supported by the second side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Long He, Huajun Sun, Wenfeng Jiang, Zhipei Lu, Weixin Zheng, Jianglong Tang, Yan Zhu, Xinyue Wang, Kefeng He
  • Patent number: 12187131
    Abstract: An axle assembly (200) includes a first axle housing (102), a second axle housing (104), a first wheel end (216), a second wheel end (218), and at least one drive shaft (150) extending through the first axle housing (102) and the second axle housing (104) and coupled to the first and second wheel ends (216, 218). The axle assembly (200) also includes a gearbox (210) having a body (240) with first and second portions (242, 244) defining a cavity (246) with the first axle housing (102) coupled to the first portion (242) and the second axle housing (104) coupled to the second portion (244). The axle housing (200) further includes an electric motor (122) coupled to the first portion (242) of the body (240). The gearbox (210) includes a gear train (153) having an input shaft (160) having one end coupled to the electric motor (122) and an output shaft (172) rotatably coupled to the input shaft (160).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Allison Transmission, Inc.
    Inventor: Cyril Kucharski
  • Patent number: 12179600
    Abstract: A hybrid transmission for a hybrid vehicle includes a first torque drive train having an input shaft connectable to an internal combustion engine and a first electric machine torque-transmittingly connected to the input shaft; a second torque drive train that includes a second electric machine; an output shaft that torque-transmittingly connectable to the first torque drive train and/or the second torque drive train; and a first disconnect clutch that torque-transmittingly connects or disconnects the first torque drive train to or from the output shaft. The hybrid transmission being equipped with a second disconnect clutch that torque-transmittingly connects or disconnects the second toque drive train to or from the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Steffen Lehmann, Laurent Bayoux
  • Patent number: 12179573
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle and a vehicle having a thermal management system, the thermal management system having a first coolant circuit for a battery and a second coolant circuit for an electric motor for driving the vehicle. The two coolant circuits can be operated in series or in parallel by a multi-way valve. The thermal management system further includes an oil cooling circuit for additionally cooling the electric motor, wherein the oil cooling circuit is thermally connected to the second coolant circuit via a heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Eser, Sebastian Brettner, Manuel Dillinger, Markus Feulner, Hong Zhang
  • Patent number: 12148909
    Abstract: An electric vehicle includes: a power storage device; a floor member disposed on a bottom portion of a vehicle body; and a cover member fixed to the floor member and forming a storage space for the power storage device between the floor member and the cover member. The electric vehicle includes: an intake port introducing air in a passenger compartment into the storage space; and an exhaust port exhausting air having been heat-exchanged with the power storage device in the storage space into the passenger compartment. The exhaust port is composed of the floor member and the cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kano, Tetsuya Sugizaki, Hiroki Sakamoto, Jaewon Son
  • Patent number: 12145424
    Abstract: A vehicle temperature control system includes: a first temperature control circuit; a second temperature control circuit; a heat exchanger in which heat exchange between a first temperature control medium and a second temperature control medium is performed; and a control device. The control device is capable of controlling a carrier frequency and a flow rate control valve of the second temperature control circuit based on the temperature of the first temperature control medium detected. In a case where the temperature of the first temperature control medium is lower than a predetermined value, the control device is configured to set the carrier frequency to be lower and controls the flow rate control valve such that the flow rate to a second branch flow path is smaller, as compared with a case where the temperature of the first temperature control medium is equal to or higher than the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Honjo, Masashi Bando
  • Patent number: 12126239
    Abstract: In an electric power unit which accommodates at least an electric motor in a housing, polygonal rib regions in which polygonal ribs are respectively formed are provided on at least two surfaces of an outer peripheral surface of the housing, and the polygonal rib regions are connected by a circumferential rib. Here, a first axial rib and a second axial rib extending parallel to an axial direction are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the housing, and the polygonal rib region is provided in a portion sandwiched between the first axial rib and the second axial rib. Further, the circumferential rib is formed over the entire part of the polygonal rib region in a circumferential direction. Note that the polygonal rib is a honeycomb rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Ogasawara, Yuki Ishikawa, Keisuke Nakata, Jun Murakami, Hiroki Akaishi, Kazuyuki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 12115857
    Abstract: A hybrid drive train for a motor vehicle including: a drive unit having an internal combustion engine, an electric machine and a separating clutch operatively arranged between these components; a transmission; and a hydrodynamic torque converter arranged between the transmission and the drive unit. In order to advantageously further develop a hybrid drive train of this type, at least one torsional vibration absorber is arranged between the internal combustion engine and a converter housing of the torque converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Stephan Maienschein
  • Patent number: 12113400
    Abstract: A rotor includes a shaft, a rotor core with core pieces arranged axially, and a plate between adjacent core pieces and surrounding the shaft. The shaft includes an axial first hole, and a second hole opened to outside of the shaft and connected to the first hole. One side of the plate in the axial direction has a first surface at an inner edge of the plate, and a second surface radially outward from the first surface. The first and second surfaces are away from the core piece, which is on the one side of the plate in the axial direction, toward the other side. The plate includes through-holes on the second surface and arranged circumferentially at intervals, and a plate wall protruding to one side in the axial direction from a portion of the first surface positioned radially outward from an inner edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ryosuke Matsuzaki
  • Patent number: 12104655
    Abstract: A transmission for an at least partially electrically driven vehicle includes a rotor shaft of an electric machine, an input shaft, and a synchronization device arranged to couple the input shaft to the rotor shaft. The synchronization device includes a first synchronization ring connected to the rotor shaft for conjoint rotation, a second synchronization ring, a friction disk located axially between the first synchronization ring and the second synchronization ring, a clutch body connected to the input shaft for conjoint rotation, and a sliding sleeve, axially slidable along the clutch body to initiate synchronization of the first synchronization ring and the second synchronization ring for conjoint rotation to couple the rotor shaft to the input shaft. The first synchronization ring may have a cone for receiving the second synchronization ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG &Co. KG
    Inventor: Tony Zeiss
  • Patent number: 12101003
    Abstract: A motor assembly includes a motor with a rotor rotatable about a motor shaft and a stator located radially outside the rotor, an inverter to supply power to the motor, a housing provided with a motor housing space that houses the motor and an inverter housing space that houses the inverter, and a first bus bar that electrically connects the motor and the inverter. The housing includes a partition wall portion that partitions the motor housing space and the inverter housing space and is provided with a through hole penetrating in the axial direction. The first bus bar is connected to a coil wire extending from the stator at an end on one side in the axial direction of the stator in the motor housing space, and extends to the inverter housing space through the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shohei Fujimoto, Shuhei Nakamatsu, Keigo Nakamura, Keisuke Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 12090935
    Abstract: A protector structure for an inverter 1 which is an example of an electrical component includes a protector 3 including a protection portion 31, an attachment portion 32A and an attachment portion 32B. The protector 3 has a constricted portion 33A between the protection portion 31 and the attachment portion 32A, and has a constricted portion 33B between the protection portion 31 and the attachment portion 32B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Hoshika, Yusuke Fukuhara
  • Patent number: 12083897
    Abstract: A vehicle temperature adjustment system includes a first temperature adjustment circuit, a second temperature adjustment circuit, a heat exchanger configured to perform heat exchange between the first temperature adjustment medium and the second temperature adjustment medium, a first temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the first temperature adjustment medium flowing into the heat exchanger, a second temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the first temperature adjustment medium flowing out of the heat exchanger, a third temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the second temperature adjustment medium flowing into the heat exchanger, and a detection unit configured to detect an abnormality in the heat exchanger based on each detection value of the first temperature sensor, the second temperature sensor, and the third temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Honjo
  • Patent number: 12070993
    Abstract: A vehicle drive device includes a rotary electric machine, an inverter, and a case. The case includes a main body portion and a cover portion. The main body portion houses the rotary electric machine and at least a part of the inverter. The cover portion is joined to the main body portion so as to cover an opening portion of the main body portion. The inverter includes a cooler, a first unit that is fixed to the cooler so as to be along a first reference plane, and a second unit that is fixed to the cooler so as to be along a second reference plane. The cooler is fixed to the main body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignees: AISIN CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Suzuki, Naoya Odashima
  • Patent number: 12055200
    Abstract: A drive train for a motor vehicle includes a planetary gear transmission with three elements, specifically a sun gear, a planet carrier with at least one planet gear, and a ring gear. A first element of the three forms an input side of the planetary gear transmission, via which the input torque of an electric motor can be introduced into the planetary gear transmission, a second element forms an output side of the planetary gear transmission, and a third element can be electively fixed to a stationary housing via a braking device. The drive train also includes a clutch device, by means of which two of the elements can be electively fixed to one another in such a way that the planetary gear transmission performs a block rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: Hans Juergen Hauck
  • Patent number: 12040679
    Abstract: A motor unit according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a motor having a rotor that rotates about a motor axis and a stator located radially outside the rotor; an inverter that controls a current to be supplied to the motor; a housing body having a motor housing portion that houses the motor and an inverter housing portion that houses the inverter; and an inverter housing configured to cover an opening of the inverter housing portion while supporting the inverter. The housing body is provided with a first cooling path through which a first refrigerant for cooling the motor flows. The inverter housing is provided with a second cooling path through which a second refrigerant for cooling the inverter flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuhei Nakamatsu, Hitoshi Kuroyanagi, Keisuke Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 12040682
    Abstract: A hybrid power train with a low-voltage motor-generator. Such a hybrid power train may include a low-voltage motor-generator arranged in a concentric manner around a drive shaft to form a driving connection between a rotor of the low-voltage motor-generator and the drive shaft; and a hollow shaft between the low-voltage motor-generator and the drive shaft, the hollow shaft comprising an outer spline at a first end portion, connected to the rotor of the low-voltage motor-generator, and an inner spline at a second end portion, connected to the drive shaft, wherein both the connection of the outer spline to the rotor of the low-voltage motor-generator and the connection of the inner spline to the drive shaft is faulted as a crowned spline connection to accommodate for horizontal and/or vertical angular misalignment and/or horizontal and/or vertical displacement between the drive shaft and the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: INDYCAR, LLC
    Inventors: Rupert Tull De Salis, Darren Sansum
  • Patent number: 12036855
    Abstract: Methods and systems for electric propulsion are provided. An electric propulsion system, in one example, includes a first electric machine coupled to a first gear set with a first gear ratio, a second electric machine coupled to a second gear set with a second gear ratio different from the first gear ratio, and an axle including an axle interface. In the system, at least a first output gear of the first gear set and a second output gear of the second gear set are coupled in parallel to the axle interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Harry W. Trost, Steven G. Slesinski
  • Patent number: 12011986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a work machine, in particular a wheeled loader, having an electric motor and having oil cooling that is suitable and intended to cool the electric motor and having a driving axle that has an oil reservoir, wherein a feed line from said oil reservoir to the electric motor and a discharge line from the electric motor to said oil reservoir are present and a pump is present to pump oil from the oil reservoir to the electric motor so that the electric motor is cooled by means of oil from the oil reservoir of the driving axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-WERK BISCHOFSHOFEN GMBH
    Inventors: Hans Knapp, Hendrik Richter, Christoph Kiegerl, Reinhard Windhofer, Johannes Hofbauer
  • Patent number: 12009723
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cooling an electric motor in an electric drive unit are provided. In one example, the electric drive unit includes electric motor with a housing with a water jacket arranged therein, a stator that includes a plurality of stator laminations positioned within the housing, and an oil inlet mounted to and extending through the housing. The plurality of stator laminations includes a radial opening that is designed to receive oil from the oil inlet and direct oil to one or more oil ducts that axially extend through at least a portion of the plurality of stator laminations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Vanhee, Joachim Druant, Thibault Devreese, Luke Miller
  • Patent number: 11993166
    Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative inverter modules that are integratably mountable with a drive unit of a vehicle, illustrative drive units with an inverter module integratably mounted therewith, and illustrative vehicles with at least one drive unit with an inverter module integratably mounted therewith. Given by way of non-limiting example, an illustrative module for a drive unit of a vehicle includes a housing having an open face defined therein. Inverter circuitry is disposed in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Young Doo, Silva Hiti, Juan Lopez
  • Patent number: 11993313
    Abstract: There are provided a pair of side sills provided at both outward sides, in a vehicle width direction, of a vehicle body and extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction, first and second battery units provided below a floor panel on respective inward sides, in the vehicle width direction, of and adjacently to the side sills, the first and second battery units being spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction, and a connecting member interconnecting the first and second battery units. The connecting member comprises a vehicle-width-direction connection portion to interconnect the first and second battery units so as to transmit a load, in the vehicle width direction, therebetween and plural deformation promotion portions provided adjacently to the vehicle-width-direction connection portion so as to cause deformation at the vehicle-width-direction connection portion when receiving the load caused by a vehicle side collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Natsume, Kazuhiro Kageyama, Daisuke Tsuji, Shuang Gao, Yoshie Nishimoto
  • Patent number: 11987111
    Abstract: Systems are provided for increasing an efficiency of an electric drive axle, and reducing a number of components and weight of the axle. In one example, an electric drive assembly comprises an electric motor having a rotor shaft supported by a first rotor shaft bearing and a second rotor shaft bearing; a gearbox having a layshaft layout, where at least one input gear of the gearbox is mounted on the rotor shaft; and a multi-piece housing, the multi-piece housing including a first housing section supporting the first rotor shaft bearing and a stator of the electric motor; the first housing section defining an inner boundary of a motor cooling jacket; and a second housing section partially overlapping with the first housing section, the second housing section partially enclosing the gearbox and partially enclosing the electric motor; the second housing section defining an outer boundary of the motor cooling jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: DANA GRAZIANO S.R.L.
    Inventor: Marco Silvestri
  • Patent number: 11962030
    Abstract: An integrated, unitary battery pack may be formed and used as part of the structural support for a vehicle frame. The unitary battery pack includes arrays cells having all positive and negative electrical terminals aligned in-plane on a common face of the product assembly. The unitary battery pack includes cooling components for passively or actively cooling the cell arrays. The unitary battery pack is encased in a potting material that allows that forms part of the structure support for the unitary battery pack. The unitary batter pack may be integrated into the vehicle with or without additional support structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Pires, Robert David Sumpf, Jr., William B. Stockton, Cole Spooner, Cole Prodan, Jayesh Bharat Gorasia, Kenton Harris, Dan Burke, Dafna Gabriela Szafer, Krupal Patel, Benjamin Parker, David Elias Hegeman
  • Patent number: 11945292
    Abstract: An electric drive axle of a vehicle with a parking lock and with at least one electric drive with a drive gear of a drive shaft. The drive gear is coupled via at least one intermediate gear of an intermediate shaft to an output gear of a differential gear unit for driving at least one output shaft. For decoupling the electric drive, at least one claw shift element is associated with the drive shaft and/or with the intermediate shaft in such a way that the claw shift element is arranged upstream of the parking lock in power flow direction from electric drive to differential gear unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Kim Führer, Stephan Demmerer, Matthias Winkel, Johannes Winkler, Martin Ruider
  • Patent number: 11945322
    Abstract: Magneto Power Generator has a magneto with a shaft mounted secondary pulley connected to a centrifugal clutch, a belt spanning from the secondary pulley to a primary pulley, the primary pulley fitting to an axle, a transformer, an inverter, and related wiring. The magneto has electrical communication through the transformer, then through the inverter, and to the battery of a vehicle. The primary pulley and the secondary pulley have a ratio of diameters for optimal current generation at moderately steady voltage. The centrifugal clutch disengages the secondary pulley when the vehicle goes into reverse. The grounded magneto produces alternating current transformed and inverted to direct current suitable for the vehicle's battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Inventor: Richard C. Donaldson
  • Patent number: 11932098
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery assembly for a vehicle comprising a pair of longitudinally extending frame rails, the battery assembly comprising a first and a second vehicle battery module, the first vehicle battery module being stacked vertically on top of the second vehicle battery, wherein the battery assembly is configured to be connected to the vehicle vertically below the frame rails by attaching an upper surface of the first vehicle battery module to a horizontally extending portion of a pair of brackets, the pair of brackets being attachable to a respective one of the longitudinally extending frame rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Jan Hendriks, Viktor Karlsson
  • Patent number: 11912132
    Abstract: A hybrid transmission for a vehicle includes a transmission input shaft extending in a transverse direction, at least one countershaft arranged parallel to the transmission input shaft, a clutch device arranged coaxially with respect to the transmission input shaft and which has at least one clutch, and a differential having a differential input gear. A rotational axis of the differential input gear is arranged parallel to the transmission input shaft. The transmission also includes an electric machine having a rotor with a rotor rotational axis arranged parallel to the transmission input shaft and a transmission control device. As viewed in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the transverse direction, the differential input gear, the transmission input shaft, and a transmission controller including the transmission control device are arranged in succession in the sequence specified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
    Inventors: Martin Dengler, Benjamin Bauer, Jan Becker, Markus Brandenburg, Andreas Ertel, Peter Hahn, Tobias Haerter, Elmar Mueller, Jörg Weigold, Timo Maurer, Preetam Birje
  • Patent number: 11905875
    Abstract: A vehicle heat exchange system may include a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a first medium and a second medium, a second heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the first medium and a third medium, a third heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the second medium and the third medium, a switch valve, and a control unit. The switch valve may be configured to enable selective switching between (i) a first path that supplies the second medium that has passed through the third heat exchanger to an inverter via an inverter radiator and (ii) a second path that supplies the second medium that has passed through the third heat exchanger to the inverter via the first heat exchanger. The control unit may be configured to control the switch valve such that the second path is selected when the first medium is in a predetermined low-temperature state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH, MAHLE FILTER SYSTEMS JAPAN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Ariyama, Katsuhiro Isoda, Kenji Yamashita
  • Patent number: 11904695
    Abstract: An assembly for power transmission between an output of a drive engine and an input of a transmission. The assembly includes a torque converter and a P2 module that are axially engage and retained for flexibility in assembling of the assembly. The P2 module including a clutch and an electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Exedy Globalparts Corporation, BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Scott William Binder, Calahan B. Campton, Michael W. Campbell
  • Patent number: 11827206
    Abstract: A vehicle control device is configured to: execute fuel cut control for stopping fuel supply to an internal combustion engine; when a vehicle is in series traveling, perform control based on a traveling state of the vehicle such that a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine is a predetermined target rotation speed; and when the vehicle is in the series traveling and there is a deceleration request, execute the fuel cut control in accordance with a rotation speed difference between a rotation speed of the internal combustion engine and the target rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Naito, Masatoshi Saito
  • Patent number: 11794819
    Abstract: In an engine compartment, an engine, a generator using the engine as a power source, a motor for driving the vehicle, and a gear box are arranged in alignment in a vehicle width direction. The first high-voltage equipment is vertically provided on a generating unit that includes the engine and the generator. The second high-voltage equipment is vertically provided on a drive unit that includes the motor and the gear box. The first high-voltage equipment and the second high-voltage equipment are coupled by a coupling member that extends substantially horizontally in the vehicle width direction and supports the high-voltage equipment, against a falling load directed from one thereof toward the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Hamada, Kazuki Hirota, Satoshi Nakamura, Toshimitsu Yugami, Yoshiaki Noguchi, Koji Jahara
  • Patent number: 11777385
    Abstract: An excitation system (15) is disclosed for providing excitation to a main rotating electrical machine (2). The excitation system comprises an exciter (50) and an auxiliary generator (52). The exciter and the auxiliary generator have separate stator cores (14, 18) and share a common rotor core (16). The common rotor (16) core may be located between the two stator cores (14, 18). This may help to optimize space, improve material usage and reduce the total rotating mass. A mounting arrangement for the common rotor core is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Generator Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Spargo, Peethamparam Anpalahan
  • Patent number: 11745578
    Abstract: A hybrid powertrain for an automobile includes a transmission adapted to provide power to wheels of the automobile, an engine adapted to provide power to an input shaft of the transmission, and an electric motor-generator unit adapted to provide power to the input shaft of the transmission, wherein the electric motor-generator is positioned within the transmission, coaxial with the transmission input shaft, the electric motor-generator being supported by and enclosed within a pump support of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Farzad Samie, Madhusudan Raghavan, Jian Yao, Alireza Fatemi
  • Patent number: 11731500
    Abstract: A hybrid module includes a rotor carrier. The hybrid module further includes a rotor segment supported by the rotor carrier. The hybrid module further includes a torque converter having an impeller having an impeller shell fixed to the rotor carrier. The impeller shell and the rotor carrier define a housing therebetween. The torque converter further includes a turbine having a turbine shell in fluid communication with the impeller shell. The turbine is disposed within the housing. The hybrid module further includes a drive plate assembly disposed external to the housing. The drive plate assembly includes an inner drive plate fixed to the rotor carrier. The drive plate assembly further includes an outer drive plate fixed to the inner drive plate and configured to receive a torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Scott Angel, Drew Hilty, Alfredo Perez Mitre Jimenez, Brian Zaugg
  • Patent number: 11685246
    Abstract: A vehicle powertrain system includes an electric motor, a planetary gear set, a coupling unit, and a differential unit, wherein the electric motor is drivingly connected to the planetary gear set via a motor shaft extending in an axial direction, and wherein the planetary gear set is operably connectable to the differential unit via the coupling unit, wherein the powertrain system further comprises an idle gear wheel and a differential drive gear wheel arranged on the differential unit, wherein the coupling unit is arranged for selectively transferring torque to the idle gear wheel, and wherein the idle gear wheel and the differential drive gear wheel are arranged to drivingly interact with each other for transferring torque from the electric motor to the differential unit, via the planetary gear set and the coupling unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: NINGBO GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CO.
    Inventor: Johannes Larsson
  • Patent number: 11616419
    Abstract: A motor unit includes a motor including a rotor and a stator, a gear connected to the rotor, a housing including a housing space to house the motor and the gear, oil in a vertically lower region of the housing space, and an oil passage to lead the oil from the vertically lower region of the housing space to be fed to the motor. The housing space includes a motor chamber to house the motor; and a gear chamber to house the gear. The housing includes a partition to divide the motor chamber and the gear chamber. A bottom portion of the motor chamber is higher than a bottom portion of the gear chamber. A portion of the oil fed to the motor is in a vertically lower region of the motor chamber. A vertically lower region of the partition includes a partition opening to bring the gear chamber and the motor chamber into communication with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: NIDEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Yamaguchi, Yuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11605857
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, each battery module having a plurality of stacked battery cells and a casing member surrounding the plurality of battery cells, and a connection member connecting the plurality of battery modules to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Won Seo, Jeong-O Mun, Yoon-Koo Lee, Ho-June Chi
  • Patent number: 11560133
    Abstract: A system of a vehicle includes: a torque request module configured to determine a first engine torque request based on a driver input and to set a second engine torque request to a lesser one of (a) the first engine torque request and (b) an engine torque limit; and a torque limit module configured to, when a vehicle speed is less than a predetermined speed, an accelerator pedal position is greater than a predetermined accelerator pedal position, and a brake torque request for braking of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined torque, set the engine torque limit to less than the first engine torque request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Stefan M. Frick, Bradford W. Bur
  • Patent number: 11554656
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to an all-wheel drive system (10) for a vehicle (12), including: an electrical motor (24) being connected to a first axle (26) of a planetary gear set (28) arranged at an output side (30) of a vehicle gearbox (32), and a second axle (34) of the planetary gear set (28) being connected or connectable to the gearbox output shaft (36) or to ground (G) by a coupling (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: BorgWarner Sweden AB
    Inventor: Hans Aulin
  • Patent number: 11535095
    Abstract: A power transmission device for a hybrid vehicle may include: a cover part mounted on a vehicle body; two motor parts embedded in the cover part; two rotor parts mounted in the respective motor parts and rotated; a transfer part selectively connected to the rotor part; a torsion damper part coupled to the transfer part; a clutch part configured to selectively connect any one of the rotor parts to the transfer part; and an output part connected to the clutch part and configured to discharge power to a transmission, wherein any one of the rotor parts is connected to the torsion damper part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Hyo Eun Kang, Sang Woo Baek
  • Patent number: 11529861
    Abstract: A transfer is located on an axial first side that is one side in axial direction relative to a transmission, and a rotating electric machine is located coaxially with a transmission output member, between the transmission and the transfer in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: AISIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keita Inda, Kohei Ono, Tetsuro Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11530743
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: an electric motor; and a temperature-control circuit through which a non-conductive temperature-control medium for temperature control for the electric motor circulates. The temperature-control circuit includes: a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the non-conductive temperature-control medium and a conductive temperature-control medium; and a pump driven in accordance with driving of the vehicle to circulate the non-conductive temperature-control medium. The temperature-control circuit further includes a liquid pressure holding unit configured to hold liquid pressure of the non-conductive temperature-control medium in the heat exchanger equal to or higher than a predetermined pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Honjo
  • Patent number: 11524676
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a system for a class 7 or 8 vehicle is provided. The system includes a first motor, a second motor, and a controller. The first motor is configured to generate torque for the vehicle. The second motor is configured to drive an engine of the vehicle such that the vehicle meets a desired speed as set forth by a driver. The controller is configured to drive at least one of the first motor and the second motor and to receive a first signal indicative of a speed of the vehicle. The controller is further configured to deactivate the first motor if the speed of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined speed limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHEM, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Taitz, Johann Vorster, Steve Moss, Dion Van Leeve
  • Patent number: 11511615
    Abstract: A transmission with an integrated hybrid drive is provided that includes a transmission housing as well as a torque converter rotatably mounted within the transmission housing. The torque converter includes an outer shell configured to be drivingly connected to a crankshaft. An e-motor is integrated into the transmission and includes a stator connected to the transmission housing, a rotor connected to the outer shell, and a controller. An auxiliary drive unit is provided having a drive shaft that is driven by a connection to the torque converter outer shell. A rotor position sensor (RPS) is provided on the drive shaft that is configured to signal rotor position data to the controller. The drive shaft and RPS are offset relative to the axis of the rotor and torque converter, providing better space utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Matthew Payne
  • Patent number: 11509004
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery module that has a filling portion transformed into a structure in which a battery cell is supported such that swelling pressure generated when swelling occurs is offset without an additional control, or a structure in which the battery cell is efficiently cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Keun Kwon, Yee Gahng Song
  • Patent number: 11498404
    Abstract: A battery case of a battery storage device is disposed on a vehicle floor, thereby securing an interior space. A battery module of the battery storage device can be cooled by using an interior air, thereby simplifying a cooling structure and saving a manufacturing cost. In addition, the battery storage device for an electric vehicle blocks noise generated by a cooling device and an electrical component from flowing into the interior, thereby preventing the occurrence of a passenger's discomfort feeling caused by the noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Won Kim, Byung Su Kim, Jun Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 11498407
    Abstract: Provided is a structure for connecting an engine to a hybrid transmission, the structure including: a connecting unit connected to a rotor shaft at the opposite side and having an edge portion connected to a mass body by a connecting plate; and a drive plate positioned at a side close to a crank shaft so as to be opposite to the connecting unit, the drive plate being configured to connect the mass body and the crank shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: HYUNDAI TRANSYS INC.
    Inventor: Tae Hoon Kim