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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Valcourt, CA;
Inventors:
Francois-Charles Dumas, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, CA;
Jean-Philippe Houle, Sherbrooke, CA;
Assignee:
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC., Valcourt, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 48/22 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B60K 17/02 (2006.01); B60K 17/16 (2006.01); B60K 20/02 (2006.01); B60K 23/02 (2006.01); B60K 23/04 (2006.01); F16H 48/34 (2012.01); F16H 48/20 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/0808 (2013.01); B60K 17/02 (2013.01); B60K 17/20 (2013.01); B60K 20/02 (2013.01); B60K 23/02 (2013.01); B60K 23/04 (2013.01); F16H 48/22 (2013.01); F16H 48/34 (2013.01); B60K 2023/043 (2013.01); B60K 2023/046 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/42 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/80 (2013.01); F16H 2048/204 (2013.01); F16H 2048/343 (2013.01);
Abstract
A limited slip differential (LSD) is mounted on a driven axle of a vehicle to drive left and right wheels. To control the LSD, a speed of the vehicle is determined. A value of a preload for application to the LSD is also determined. The value of the preload is based on a predicted engine torque and on the speed of the vehicle. A preload is applied to the LSD when the value of the preload is greater than zero.