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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, Llc, Maumee, OH (US);
Inventors:
James Allen, Atherstone, GB;
Jordan M. Houser, Sylvania, OH (US);
Jared Reichert, Maumee, OH (US);
Darren J. Ziskovsky, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Jeffrey M. David, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Assignee:
DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS GROUP, LLC, Maumee, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 30/19 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 30/19 (2013.01); B60W 2510/107 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/022 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for shifting a transmission that includes one or more mechanical clutches without clutch plates is described. In one example, a torque output of an electric machine is adjusted in response to a request to shift a transmission so that forces that hold the mechanical clutch in an engaged position may be reduced.