Patent ID: 11923738
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 19:
20. A vehicle electric machine comprising:
a housing having a closed end, an open end, and a cavity, wherein the closed end has an inside surface facing the cavity;
a gasket disposed on the inside surface of the closed end and defining a first cooling passage extending circumferentially;
a stator core defining a second cooling passage extending axially, wherein the stator core is received within the cavity with the second cooling passage in fluid communication with the first cooling passage, wherein the gasket forms a seal between the stator core and the inside surface;
windings disposed in the slots; and
an end cover defining a third cooling passage extending circumferentially and connected to the open end such that the second cooling passage is in fluid communication with the third cooling passage.