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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 24, 2014
Applicant:

Jaguar Land Rover Limited, Whitley, Coventry, GB;

Inventors:

Simon Sutton, Coventry, GB;

Steve Mullane, Coventry, GB;

Malkit Ram, Coventry, GB;

Sam Burt, Coventry, GB;

Assignee:

JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, Whitley, Coventry, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/70 (2006.01); B60W 50/08 (2012.01); B60K 17/346 (2006.01); B60W 10/119 (2012.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/111 (2012.01); B60W 30/182 (2012.01); F16H 59/08 (2006.01); F16H 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/702 (2013.01); B60K 17/3467 (2013.01); B60K 23/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/111 (2013.01); B60W 10/119 (2013.01); B60W 30/182 (2013.01); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60W 50/085 (2013.01); F16H 59/08 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2540/04 (2013.01); B60W 2540/16 (2013.01); B60W 2540/165 (2013.01); F16H 2059/0221 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relates to a vehicle control system () for controlling a vehicle transfer case (). The transfer case () is operable in a high range and a low range. The vehicle control system () includes a selection means () for selecting first and second control strategies for the transfer case. The first and second control strategies are based on an activation time of the selection means (). A further aspect of the present invention relates to a vehicle control system () for implementing a deferred transfer case range change. The present invention also relates to a vehicle () and a related method of operating a vehicle control system ().


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