Wiring connection module for hybrid electro-mechanical transmission

A wire terminal subassembly for a hybrid electro-mechanical transmission having at least one motor/generator, the wire terminal subassembly comprising:

• a plurality of wires;
• a plurality of wire terminals each being operatively connected to one of said plurality of wires and defining a respective attachment hole;
• a plurality of conductive rods each having a first end and a second end and defining a respective aperture extending from the first end to the second end;
• a plurality of threaded fasteners each extending through the attachment hole of one of said plurality of wire terminals and the opening of a respective one of said conductive rods;
• and
• at least one insulator member separating said conductive rods to prevent electrical communication between said conductive rods;
• wherein said wire terminals, said conductive rods, said threaded fasteners, and said at least one insulator member are sufficiently interconnected for substantially unitary movement with respect to the at least one motor/generator during transmission assembly.

A hybrid electro-mechanical transmission comprising:

• a first motor/generator assembly including a first motor/generator, a first housing defining a first cavity at least partially containing the first motor/generator;
• a first connector assembly including a first isolator member mounted with respect to the first housing, a first plurality of nuts each being nonrotatably mounted with respect to the first isolator and defining a respective threaded nut hole, and a first plurality of wire terminals in electrical communication with said first motor/generator and each of said first plurality of wire terminals defining a respective terminal hole aligning with the nut hole of a respective one of said first plurality of nuts;
• a second motor/generator assembly including a second motor/generator, a second housing defining a second cavity at least partially containing the second motor/generator;
• a second connector assembly including a second isolator member mounted with respect to the second housing, a second plurality of nuts each being nonrotatably mounted with respect to the second isolator member and defining a respective threaded nut hole, and a second plurality of terminals in electrical communication with said second motor/generator and each of said second plurality of terminals defining a respective terminal hole aligning with the nut hole of a respective one of said second plurality of nuts;
• said first and second pluralities of terminals having a predetermined spatial relationship with one another;
• and
• a wiring terminal subassembly having
• a plurality of wires,
• a third plurality of wire terminals each defining a respective attachment hole and being operatively connected to a respective one of said plurality of wires,
• a plurality of electrically conductive rods, each having a respective first end and a respective second end and defining a respective rod hole extending from said respective first end to said respective second end, and
• a plurality of threaded fasteners, each extending through the respective attachment hole of one of said plurality of wire terminals and through the respective rod hole of one of said rods;
• said wires, wire terminals, rods, and threaded fasteners being sufficiently interconnected with one another for selective unitary movement as a module during transmission assembly such that said threaded fasteners have the same predetermined spatial relationship with one another as the first and second pluralities of terminals.