Patent ID: 8659191

Claim:
An electric machine module comprising: an electric machine including a stator assembly with stator end turns and a rotor assembly, the stator assembly circumscribing at least a portion of the rotor assembly; a sleeve member operatively coupled to at least a portion of the stator assembly, the sleeve member substantially circumscribing at least a portion of the stator assembly, and the sleeve member including an outer perimeter; a module housing; Including a canister and at least one end cover, the canister being distinct from and coupled to the at least one end cover and an inner perimeter of the module housing, at least a portion of the module housing defining a machine cavity, the canister including an inner perimeter, and the electric machine positioned substantially within the machine cavity so that the electric machine is at least partially enclosed by the module housing and at least a portion of the sleeve member is immediately adjacent to at least a portion of the inner perimeter of the canister; and a coolant jacket defined by at least a portion of the outer perimeter of the sleeve member and at least a portion of the inner perimeter of the canister.