Synchronous speed disconnect of a generator for a hybrid electric vehicle
US9260000B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/902
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A drive system includes first and second power sources, a planetary gearset including an output, and first and second inputs driveably connected, respectively, to the first and second power sources, a pinion supported for rotation, and a synchronizer for alternately releasing a drive connection between the pinion and output and substantially synchronizing a speed of the pinion and a speed of the output before driveably connecting the pinion and the output.
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