Patent ID: 7992662

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a frame; a heat engine coupled to said frame; a transmission including an input and an output; an electrical device comprising a stator and a rotor, wherein said rotor comprises a rotor shaft having a first end and a second end, said transmission input coupled to said heat engine and said transmission output coupled to said electrical device such that substantially all of the torque generated by said heat engine is channeled through said transmission to said electrical device; a differential; a first drive shaft; a first pair of universal joints that couple said first drive shaft to said rotor shaft first end and said transmission; a second drive shaft; a second pair of universal joints that couple said second drive shaft to said rotor shaft second end and said differential; and a plurality of motor mounts that couple said electrical device to a sub-frame coupled to said vehicle frame, said plurality of motor mounts fabricated at least partially from a compliant material and configured to provide mechanical support for said electrical device to facilitate aligning said electrical device with said first drive shaft, said transmission, said second drive shaft, and said differential.