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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gustavo Luis Garcia, Canton, MI (US);
Jacob Martin Povirk, Franklin, MI (US);
Jihong Guo, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Filip Tomik, Milford, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/34 (2012.01); F16H 48/24 (2006.01); F16H 48/20 (2012.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/34 (2013.01); B62D 15/029 (2013.01); F16H 48/24 (2013.01); F16H 2048/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes a differential having an electronic locker and a controller. The controller is programmed to, when in differential-lock mode, engage the locker responsive to vehicle speed being less than a speed threshold and a steering angle being less than a threshold, disengage the locker responsive to vehicle speed exceeding the speed threshold, and prevent automatic re-engagement of the locker responsive to the steering angle exceeding the threshold.