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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Henryk Sowul, Oxford, MI (US);
Victor M. Roses, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Randy Lewis Melanson, Waynesville, OH (US);
Inventors:
Henryk Sowul, Oxford, MI (US);
Victor M. Roses, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Randy Lewis Melanson, Waynesville, OH (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle includes a vehicle engine and a transmission. A first electric motor is driveably connected to the transmission. A second electric motor is driveably connected to the vehicle engine. At least one selectively engagable clutch is located between the engine and the transmission to provide slip. The at least one clutch is engaged after the engine reaches a predetermined speed differential with the transmission.