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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2019
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Cary Cole, Wixom, MI (US);
Sunil Katragadda, Canton, MI (US);
Phillip Bonkoski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Karl Bidner, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael Levin, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Colby Jason Buckman, Brownstown, MI (US);
Danrich Henry Demitroff, Okemos, MI (US);
Amey Y. Karnik, Canton, MI (US);
Furqan Shaikh, Troy, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for regulating the temperature of rear axle lubrication oil. In one example, a rear axle coolant system may include a coolant loop with a plurality of valves and sensors, regulating the coolant flow in heat exchange relationship with an exhaust gas heat recovery and storage system to deliver warm coolant to a rear axle heat exchanger to warm the rear axle lubrication oil. The method may regulate the components of the rear axle coolant system through a controller, receiving sensor input from the components of the coolant system.