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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Chip Hartinger, Brighton, MI (US);
Steve A. Frait, Milan, MI (US);
James T. Gooden, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chip Hartinger, Brighton, MI (US);
Steve A. Frait, Milan, MI (US);
James T. Gooden, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 57/04 (2010.01); F01M 5/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for controlling a flow rate in a vehicle transmission includes a source of fluid exiting a torque converter, an oil cooler, a source of control pressure, and a valve for regulating a rate of fluid flow from the torque converter to the cooler in response to the control pressure.