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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
M. Scott Christensen, Canton, MI (US);
Adam Joseph Krach, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Bastanipour, Ferndale, MI (US);
Nicholas Herhusky, Dearborn, MI (US);
Alexander O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/192 (2012.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/115 (2012.01); B60W 10/196 (2012.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01); F16H 59/78 (2006.01); F16H 59/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/192 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/115 (2013.01); B60W 10/196 (2013.01); F02P 5/1502 (2013.01); F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0676 (2013.01); B60W 2510/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2510/107 (2013.01); B60W 2710/06 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2710/188 (2013.01); F16H 59/72 (2013.01); F16H 59/78 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0232 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating an engine and a transmission to reduce a catalyst light off time are disclosed. In one example, clutches of a transmission are operated to provide a desired load to the engine so that engine combustion stability may be improved while supplying heat to a catalyst so that the catalyst light off time may be reduced.