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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John Rollinger, Troy, MI (US);
Adam Krach, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 13/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 13/0257 (2013.01); F02D 41/0087 (2013.01); F02D 41/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for determining which of an intake valve and an exhaust valve is to be deactivated first when an engine is operated in a variable displacement mode. In one example, an exhaust valve of the cylinder is deactivated before an intake valve of the cylinder when the engine is operated in a static variable displacement operating mode.