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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2024
Applicant:
Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Jeffrey Mossberg, Troy, MI (US);
Andrew Mlinaric, Lakeshore, CA;
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L 13/02 (2006.01); F01L 1/34 (2006.01); F01L 1/344 (2006.01); F02D 13/02 (2006.01); F02D 27/00 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 27/00 (2013.01); F01L 1/34 (2013.01); F01L 1/344 (2013.01); F02D 13/0215 (2013.01); F02N 11/0859 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for moving a vehicle in a reverse direction is provided. The method includes: providing an internal combustion engine, a transmission, and an electric machine; adjusting a valve timing of either an intake valve or an exhaust valve during a non-firing mode of the internal combustion engine to reduce a rotational resistance; and, rotating the internal combustion in a backwards or reverse direction so that the vehicle moves in a reverse direction.