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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.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hang Yang, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Huanyi Shui, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Yijing Zhang, Canton, MI (US);
Hiral Jayantilal Haria, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Bradley Dean Riedle, Northville, MI (US);
Yuji Fujii, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/10 (2020.01); G06F 30/27 (2020.01); G06N 7/01 (2023.01); G06F 111/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 30/10 (2020.01); G06F 30/27 (2020.01); G06N 7/01 (2023.01); G06F 2111/20 (2020.01);
Abstract
A method of producing a disconnect clutch includes producing a disconnect clutch, configured to selectively connect an engine and an electric machine, such that the disconnect clutch exhibits a clutch transfer function that causes a transmission output shaft torque variability that is less than a predetermined threshold during a simulated starting of the engine using the electric machine.