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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas Herhusky, Dearborn, MI (US);
Scott Steadmon Thompson, Belleville, MI (US);
John Eric Rollinger, Troy, MI (US);
Adam J. Richards, Canton, MI (US);
Vincent Martinez, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/22 (2006.01); B60R 25/00 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 25/003 (2013.01); B60Q 9/00 (2013.01); F16H 61/16 (2013.01); F16H 61/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a vehicle that includes an electrical power output is described. In one example, the method includes preventing shifting of transmission gears in response to an external electric power consumer being coupled to an electrical power output receptacle of the vehicle. The method may reduce a possibility of interrupting electrical power that may be supplied to the external electric power consumer.