Lev Pekarsky - West Bloomfield MI, US Vladimir Yasnogorodskiy - Sterling Heights MI, US Brandon D. Lint - Dexter MI, US David P. Aeschliman - Whitmore Lake MI, US
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - DEARBORN MI
International Classification:
F16L 23/02 B23P 11/00
US Classification:
285368, 2952501
Abstract:
A pump suction line assembly includes a sump including a wall formed with a bore and a seat, a tube including an inlet, an outlet, a length connecting the outlet and inlet, and a flange contacting the seat, a housing, a seal fitted in the bore and contacting the flange and the housing, and fasteners that compress the seal, secure the tube to the wall, and secure the sump to the housing.
Cooling Systems For Cooling Electric Machines Within Electrified Vehicles
- Dearborn MI, US James Trent - South Lyon MI, US Megan Gould - Plymouth MI, US Gregory Montie - White Lake MI, US Brandon David Lint - Dexter MI, US Mahindra Dev Imadabathuni - Troy MI, US Jason Michael Sanderson - Farmington Hills MI, US
International Classification:
H02K 9/19 H02K 3/24 B60K 6/365 B60K 6/405
Abstract:
This disclosure details cooling systems for cooling electric components, such as electric machines, within electrified vehicles. Exemplary cooling systems may include a spray bar positioned relative to a rear face of a stator of the electric machine. In some embodiments, the spray bar may be positioned axially between the rear face of the stator and a torque converter housing. One or more nozzles of the spray bar are configured to direct a coolant between adjacent back irons of the stator, onto end windings of the stator, or both. Actively cooling the stator allows the electric machine to operate at higher torques and speeds, thereby increasing performance.
Cooling Systems For Cooling Electric Machines Within Electrified Vehicles
- Dearborn MI, US James Trent - South Lyon MI, US Megan Gould - Plymouth MI, US Gregory Montie - White Lake MI, US Brandon David Lint - Dexter MI, US Mahindra Dev Imadabathuni - Troy MI, US Jason Michael Sanderson - Farmington Hills MI, US
International Classification:
H02K 9/19 H02K 3/24 B60K 6/405 B60K 6/365
Abstract:
This disclosure details cooling systems for cooling electric components, such as electric machines, within electrified vehicles. Exemplary cooling systems may include a spray bar positioned relative to a rear face of a stator of the electric machine. In some embodiments, the spray bar may be positioned axially between the rear face of the stator and a torque converter housing. One or more nozzles of the spray bar are configured to direct a coolant between adjacent back irons of the stator, onto end windings of the stator, or both. Actively cooling the stator allows the electric machine to operate at higher torques and speeds, thereby increasing performance.
Vehicle Pump Condition Response Method And Assembly
- Dearborn MI, US Brandon David Lint - Whitmore Lake MI, US Tim John Kropf - Westland MI, US Edward Katynski - Northville MI, US Richard Reynolds Hathaway - Livonia MI, US
An exemplary pump condition response method includes, in response to a pump condition, operating an engine to discontinue or prevent a first stop-start cycle during a drive cycle. The method permitting a second stop-start cycle during the drive cycle.
Press-Fit Tone Wheel For A Speed-Sensing Apparatus
- Dearborn MI, US Brandon David LINT - Whitmore Lake MI, US Peter SCHULTZ - Livonia MI, US
International Classification:
G01P 3/44 F16H 57/08 F16H 3/44
Abstract:
A planetary gearset is provided in a transmission for a vehicle. The planetary gearset includes a carrier that rotates about the axis. Tone wheels can be used as part of a speed-sensing mechanism in which the tone wheel includes surface features on an outside surface, and a speed sensor senses the surface features as they rotate about the axis and past the speed sensor. The tone wheel is connected to the carrier via a press-fit or interference-fit. To do so, the tone wheel includes legs or flanges that extend inward from an inner surface of the tone wheel. The legs or flanges flex as the tone wheel is pressed onto the carrier. The legs or flanges securely attach the tone wheel to the carrier.