Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hybrid vehicle internal combustion engine
- Patent Title (中): 混合动力汽车内燃机
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Application No.: US14189507Application Date: 2014-02-25
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Publication No.: US09381799B2Publication Date: 2016-07-05
- Inventor: Arthur L. McGrew, Jr. , Gary R. Valler
- Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Agency: Quinn Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: F16D65/14
- IPC: F16D65/14 ; B60K6/387 ; F16D11/10 ; F16D27/108 ; B60K6/48 ; F16D63/00 ; B60T1/06 ; B60T1/00 ; F16H63/34

Abstract:
An internal combustion engine for a hybrid vehicle includes an engine block, a flywheel, and a grounding clutch coupled to the block. The block defines a bore along a first longitudinal axis. The flywheel is rotatable about the axis and includes a spline. The spline has a first tooth and a second tooth spaced apart from the first tooth to define a gap therebetween. The clutch is configured for preventing rotation of the flywheel about the first axis and includes a locking pin. The pin is transitionable between a locked position in which the pin is disposed within the gap and abuts the first and second teeth such that the flywheel does not rotate, and an unlocked position in which the pin does not abut the first and second teeth such that the flywheel rotates. A hybrid vehicle is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150239333A1 HYBRID VEHICLE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Public/Granted day:2015-08-27
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