ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,206, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to BorgWarner Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Torque limiting coupler for an electric motor shaft" was invented by Daniel Brown (Freeville, N.Y.), Shawn Blackmur (Brooktondale, N.Y.) and Michael Close (Apalachin, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torque-limiting coupler for connecting an electric motor to a rotatable input of a vehicle is provided, including: a rigid frame that is configured to be coupled to one of the rotatable input or an output shaft of the electric motor; and an elastic member, configured to engage the other of the rotatable input or the output shaft of the electric motor, th...