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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Akshay Bichkar, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Corey James Blue, Belleville, MI (US);
Samuel Melville Glauber, Northville, MI (US);
Jason Meyer, Canton, MI (US);
Bradley Dean Riedle, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 48/06 (2006.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 48/066 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60W 2510/02 (2013.01); B60W 2510/1075 (2013.01); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); F16D 2500/10412 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3024 (2013.01); F16D 2500/30805 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a driveline disconnect clutch of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, torque capacity of a driveline disconnect is adjusted in response to a change in commanded line pressure. The torque capacity of the driveline disconnect clutch may be adjusted in according to a maximum transmission line pressure.