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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul M. Moubarak, Redford Township, MI (US);
Shubham Dixit, Dearborn, MI (US);
Joseph Jay Torres, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 63/32 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); H02K 7/116 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 15/2054 (2013.01); F16H 63/32 (2013.01); H02K 7/116 (2013.01); B60W 2710/081 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02034 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02043 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and system are described for changing a gear ratio of an axle gearbox that does not include friction clutches and that may or may not include synchronizers. The axle gearbox may receive propulsive force via an electric machine. The methods and systems permit the axle gearbox to be shifted from a high gear range to a low gear range while a vehicle that includes the axle gearbox is moving.