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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Applicants:
Eli Avny, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Steven G. Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Piero Aversa, Lasalle, CA;
Inventors:
Eli Avny, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Steven G. Thomas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Piero Aversa, Lasalle, CA;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/00 (2006.01); F16D 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for controlling temperature of a transmission clutch includes a housing containing the clutch, a fan for circulating air through the housing and over the clutch, and a controller configured to determine an inferred temperature at a reference surface on the clutch and to actuate the fan in response to the inferred temperature.