US 11,904,695 B2
Integrated torque converter and P2 module
Scott William Binder, South Lyon, MI (US); Calahan B. Campton, Royal Oak, MI (US); and Michael W. Campbell, Royal Oak, MI (US)
Assigned to Exedy Globalparts Corporation, Belleville, MI (US); and BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Appl. No. 17/609,567
Filed by Exedy Globalparts Corporation, Belleville, MI (US); and BorgWarner Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US)
PCT Filed May 25, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/034452
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 8, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/243041, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/852,403, filed on May 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0219524 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 6/40 (2007.10); F16H 45/02 (2006.01); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); F16H 45/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 6/40 (2013.01) [B60K 6/387 (2013.01); F16H 45/02 (2013.01); B60K 2006/4825 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); F16H 2045/002 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for power transmission between an output of a drive engine and an input of a transmission, the assembly comprising:
a torque converter having an input member, an output member and a hydrodynamic circuit. coupling the input member to the output member, the torque converter defining a central axis; a P2 module, the P2 module including a clutch and an electric motor,
the clutch having an input member configured to connect to the output of the drive engine, the clutch having an engaged position and a disengaged position, in the engaged position the input member being connected to the torque converter, in the disengaged position the input member being disengaged from the torque converter; and
the electric motor having a stator and a rotor, the electric motor being coupled to the clutch and being drivingly coupled to the torque converter via a splined engagement;
wherein the torque converter includes a shell having an outer surface with a first set of splines provided on the outer surface, and wherein the rotor includes a second set of splines provided. therewith, the first set of splines being engaged with the second set of splines of the rotor and forming the splined engagement.