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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Markus Espig, Aachen NRW, DE;
Matthew Allen Schneider, Aachen NRW, DE;
Tobias Emig, Gelsenkirchen, DE;
Julian David Pott, Aachen NRW, DE;
Markus Wilmes, Aachen NRW, DE;
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A hybrid electric vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electrical machine operable as a traction motor with a manual transmission arranged between the engine and the driving wheels and a clutch between the engine and the transmission generates an acoustic notification signal to indicate a gear shift that would result in either an excessive or insufficient engine speed. A different acoustic tone may be provided for a gear shift that would result in excessive engine speed than a gear shift that would result in insufficient engine speed. The acoustic notification signal may be a simulated engine noise.