Brace for powerplant
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMarc Thomas Wilkins, Chris Peter Nicholas, Anthony Paskus, Brian Christian Orr, Andrew Brian Lovatt, William David Guarino
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Abstract
A powertrain includes a transmission case, a transfer case, a front axle housing, and a webbed brace. The transfer case and front axle housing are directly fastened to the transmission case. The webbed brace is directly fastened to the transmission case, the transfer case, and the front axle housing to form a powerplant system. The webbed brace is configured such that a bending frequency of the powerplant system falls within a predefined range.
Claims19
A powertrain comprising:
- a transmission case;
- a transfer case directly fastened to the transmission case;
- a front axle housing directly fastened to the transmission case;
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- a webbed brace directly fastened to the transmission case, the transfer case, and the front axle housing to form a powerplant system, and being configured such that a bending frequency of the powerplant system falls within a predefined range.
A powertrain comprising:
- a transmission case;
- a front axle housing directly fastened to the transmission case;
- a transfer case directly fastened to the transmission case;
- and
- a brace directly fastened to the transmission case and the transfer case to form a powerplant system, and having a predefined form such that a bending frequency of the powerplant system falls within a predefined range.
A powertrain comprising:
- a transmission case;
- a transfer case directly fastened to the transmission case;
- a front axle housing directly fastened to the transmission case;
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- a brace directly fastened to the transmission case, the transfer case, and the front axle housing to increase a stiffness and a frequency of the powertrain.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.