Patent ID: 9157495
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: B60K,F16D,F16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An assembly, comprising: a torque converter concentric with an axis; a rotor hub drivably connected for rotation about the axis to an electric machine and selectively to an engine through a disconnect clutch; a coupler located between the rotor hub and torque converter, providing a rotational connection and an axial connection between the coupler and the rotor hub; a flex plate providing second rotational and axial connections between the coupler and the torque converter; and wherein the axial connection includes a first recess located at a radial inner surface of a bore in the rotor hub, a second recess located at a radial outer surface of the coupler and aligned axially with the first recess, and a connector mutually engaged with the first and second recesses for transmitting axial force between the rotor hub and the coupler.