| US 7,537,534 B2 | ||
| Hybrid electric drive system for a motor vehicle | ||
| David A. Janson, Plymouth, Mich. (US); and Reid A. Baldwin, Howell, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 15, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/434,387. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0261901 A1, Nov. 15, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16H 3/72 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 475—5 | 20 Claims |
| 1. A drive system for a motor vehicle, comprising:
a power source;
a clutch for alternately driveably connecting and disconnecting a clutch input and a clutch output;
a transmission including a transmission input driveably connected to the power source, and a transmission output driveably
connected to the clutch input;
an electric machine including a rotor;
a gearset including a gearset input driveably connected to the rotor and a gearset output driveably connected to the clutch
input.
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