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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.:

US 11427201 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 09, 2020

Braking control system for a hybrid or electric vehicle

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Brandon Jay Woodland, Livonia, MI (US);

Zachary March, Pinckney, MI (US);

Bryan Michael Bolger, Canton, MI (US);

Joseph James Gallo, Fraser, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

David B Kelley

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Roger L Pang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/30 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); F16D 63/00 (2006.01); B60T 1/16 (2006.01); B60T 1/02 (2006.01); B60L 7/24 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/184 (2012.01); B60K 11/04 (2006.01); B60K 26/02 (2006.01); B60T 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18181 (2013.01); B60K 11/04 (2013.01); B60L 7/24 (2013.01); B60T 1/02 (2013.01); B60T 1/16 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/18 (2013.01); B60W 10/184 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); B60W 30/18109 (2013.01); B60W 30/18127 (2013.01); F16D 63/00 (2013.01); B60K 26/02 (2013.01); B60T 7/04 (2013.01); B60T 2270/604 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2710/08 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01); B60W 2710/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle includes active grill shutters and a controller. The active grill shutters are configured to open to increase a drag on the vehicle and to close to decrease the drag on the vehicle. The controller is programmed to, in response to regenerative braking via an electric machine and an absence of friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in a closed position. The controller is further programmed to, in response to friction braking, transition or maintain the active grill shutters to or in the open position.

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