Hybrid vehicle motor alignment

Patent · Tue Jul 03 00:00:00 EDT 2001

OSTI ID:873815

Levin, Michael Benjamin ^[1]

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1. Ann Arbor, MI

A rotor of an electric motor for a motor vehicle is aligned to an axis of rotation for a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. A locator is provided on the crankshaft, a piloting tool is located radially by the first locator to the crankshaft. A stator of the electric motor is aligned to a second locator provided on the piloting tool. The stator is secured to the engine block. The rotor is aligned to the crankshaft and secured thereto.

• Research Organization: Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-83CH10093; ZCB-4-13032-02
• Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc. (Dearborn, MI)
• Patent Number(s): US 6253437
• Application Number: 09/261,400
• OSTI ID: 873815
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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engine block
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