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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brien Lloyd Fulton, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Dave R. Hanna, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/10 (2006.01); B60T 17/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); F02B 37/18 (2006.01); F02D 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 37/10 (2013.01); B60T 17/02 (2013.01); B60W 30/18018 (2013.01); B60W 30/18109 (2013.01); F02B 37/18 (2013.01); F02D 23/00 (2013.01); B60T 2270/88 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0633 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a vehicle engine including a turbocharger coupled to a hydraulic pump and hydraulic accumulator. In one example, a method may include, in response to the vehicle coming to a stop, supplying pressure to a hydraulic braking system of the vehicle from the accumulator coupled to a hydraulic pump coupled to a shaft of a turbocharger of an engine installed in the vehicle, and automatically shutting down the engine while the vehicle is stopped.