US 12,240,328 B2
P2 module architecture
Kenneth Gerard Walega, Northville, MI (US); and Scott William Binder, South Lyon, MI (US)
Assigned to Exedy GlobalParts Corporation, Belleville, MI (US)
Appl. No. 17/614,182
Filed by EXEDY GLOBALPARTS CORPORATION, Belleville, MI (US)
PCT Filed May 25, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/034451
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 24, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/243040, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/852,331, filed on May 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0219525 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60K 6/40 (2007.10); F16H 45/02 (2006.01); 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)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for power transmission between an output of a drive engine and an input of a transmission, the device comprising:
a torque converter defining a central axis;
an electric motor connected to the torque converter, the electric motor at least partially axially overlapping the torque converter; and
a clutch coupled to the electric motor and the torque converter, the clutch being configured to connect and disconnect the engine with the torque converter; and
a damper system having a damper input and a damper output, the damper input adapted to be driven by the output of the drive engine,
wherein the clutch has a clutch input driven by the damper output, and the clutch being located radially inward of and being at least partially axially and outwardly overlapped by the damper system, and
whereby torque is transmitted from the engine to the clutch input, through the clutch input to the clutch output during engagement of the clutch input with the clutch output, and from the clutch output directly to the torque converter.