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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Oshinsky, Trenton, MI (US);
Richard John Hippley, Canton, MI (US);
Danny Zdravkovski, Macomb, MI (US);
Craig Cabadas, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/04 (2006.01); F02D 43/04 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60K 6/30 (2007.10); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60W 20/10 (2016.01); F02D 9/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/042 (2013.01); B60K 6/30 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 20/10 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); F02D 9/02 (2013.01); F02D 43/04 (2013.01); F02N 11/0803 (2013.01); F02N 11/0855 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0208 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0605 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/192 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/43 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/162 (2013.01); F02D 41/0002 (2013.01); F02D 41/0005 (2013.01); F02D 2009/0245 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0404 (2013.01); F02D 2200/101 (2013.01); F02N 11/0844 (2013.01); F02N 11/0851 (2013.01); F02N 2200/022 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0801 (2013.01); F02N 2200/102 (2013.01); F02N 2200/123 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6221 (2013.01); Y10S 903/904 (2013.01); Y10S 903/914 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving operation of a stop/start vehicle are presented. In one example, an engine throttle position is adjusted in response to whether or not a starter engages a flywheel during engine stopping. The throttle may be adjusted to a more open position if the starter engages the flywheel or to a more closed position if the starter does not engage the flywheel.