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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/119 (2012.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60K 17/356 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B60K 17/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); F16D 48/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/119 (2013.01); B60K 17/02 (2013.01); B60K 17/356 (2013.01); B60K 23/0808 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 30/18172 (2013.01); F16D 48/06 (2013.01); B60K 2023/085 (2013.01); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); B60W 2710/025 (2013.01); B60W 2710/081 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/91 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/82 (2013.01); F16D 2500/1064 (2013.01); F16D 2500/10431 (2013.01); F16D 2500/1107 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and system are described for changing a driveline gear range from a higher gear range to a lower gear range. The driveline may include two electric machines and four clutches in a four wheel drive configuration. The methods and systems permit a driveline to change from a higher gear range to a lower gear range without stopping a vehicle.