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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark Steven Yamazaki, Canton, MI (US);
Scott James Thompson, Canton, MI (US);
David Crist Gabriel, Troy, MI (US);
Walter Joseph Ortmann, Saline, MI (US);
Christopher Alan Lear, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/12 (2019.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60K 6/26 (2007.10); B60K 6/28 (2007.10); B60K 6/365 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/0413 (2013.01); B60L 53/12 (2019.02); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); F16H 57/0483 (2013.01); B60K 6/26 (2013.01); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60K 6/365 (2013.01); B60L 2210/40 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/112 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/426 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/432 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/433 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/435 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/604 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/71 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/73 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/80 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/81 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7241 (2013.01); Y02T 90/122 (2013.01); Y02T 90/127 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y10S 903/905 (2013.01); Y10S 903/906 (2013.01); Y10S 903/907 (2013.01); Y10S 903/91 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrified vehicle includes a transmission system including a differential and an electrically powered heating device configured to selectively warm a differential fluid of the differential. The electrically powered heating device is selectively powered to warm the differential fluid.