An assembly includes: a torque converter concentric with an axis; a rotor hub drivably connected for rotation about the axis to an electric machine and selectively to an engine through a disconnect clutch; a coupler located between the rotor hub and torque converter, providing a rotational connection and an axial connection between the coupler and the rotor hub; and a flex plate providing second rotational and axial connections between the coupler and the torque converter.
Torque converter having integrated flex plate for hybrid electric vehicle
2015-04-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES |
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