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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:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Penne, Hadar, NE (US);
Yang Xu, Canton, MI (US);
Jonathan Hair, Northville, MI (US);
Adeeb Ahmed, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 29/68 (2016.01); B60K 6/28 (2007.10); B60L 58/27 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 29/68 (2016.02); B60L 58/27 (2019.02); B60K 6/28 (2013.01); B60L 2240/12 (2013.01); B60L 2240/425 (2013.01); B60L 2240/429 (2013.01); B60L 2240/545 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle includes an electric machine including a rotor. The vehicle further includes a traction battery configured to supply electric power to the electric machine. The vehicle further includes a wheel mechanically coupled to the electric machine. The vehicle further includes one or more controllers programmed to, responsive to detecting a battery temperature below a threshold and the vehicle being parked, rotate the rotor to a preset position such that the wheel rotates.