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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Don Andreas Josephine Kees, Billericay, GB;
Robert Colin Helle-lorentzen, Chelmsford, GB;
Tim James Bowman, Bexley, GB;
Inventors:
Don Andreas Josephine Kees, Billericay, GB;
Robert Colin Helle-Lorentzen, Chelmsford, GB;
Tim James Bowman, Bexley, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring the mass of a hybrid vehicle having a prime mover, a secondary mover incorporating a flywheel, and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) being connectable with a driveline of the vehicle and with the flywheel, the apparatus including a means for measuring a rate of change of CVT ratio during a transference of energy between the hybrid vehicle and the flywheel.