Selectable dog clutch coupler for hybrid transmission

A method of operating a clutch coupler assembly for a hybrid transmission having a first torque input, a second torque input, and a torque output, the method comprising:

• fixing a sleeve that is attached to the first torque input to an output hub of the torque output such that the first torque input is always coupled to the torque output for transmitting drive torque therebetween;
• actuating a sliding collar mounted on a first ring, disposed on an outer diameter of the output hub, in a first axial direction to a first position to couple the second torque input to the torque output;
• and
• actuating the sliding collar in a second axial direction opposite the first axial direction to a second position to decouple the second torque input from the torque output.

A clutch coupler assembly for a hybrid transmission having a first torque input, a second torque input, and a torque output, the assembly comprising:

• a sleeve fixed to the first torque input;
• an output hub connected to an output shaft of the torque output;
• a first ring disposed on an outer diameter of the output hub and fixed to the sleeve such that the first torque input is always coupled to the torque output;
• an input hub connected to an input shaft of the second torque input;
• a second ring disposed on an outer diameter of the input hub;
• a sliding collar mounted on the first ring and configured to engage with the second ring to selectively connect the second torque input to the torque output;
• and
• an actuator configured to move the sliding collar between a first position where the sliding collar is engaged with the second ring such that the second input is connected with the torque output and a second position where the sliding collar is disengaged from the second ring such that the second torque input is not connected with the torque output.