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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Chrysler Group Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Thomas D. Nogle, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/115 (2012.01); B60W 30/194 (2012.01); F16H 59/64 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/115 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0232 (2013.01); F16H 61/0059 (2013.01); B60W 30/194 (2013.01); F16H 59/64 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transmission and a method for loading an engine in a vehicle. The transmission includes a gear set, an input shaft coupled to the gear set, and a plurality of friction elements coupled to the gear set. The transmission also includes a control system to direct a subset of the plurality of friction elements to engage the gear set to stall the input shaft thereby placing a load on the engine. The load causes additional heat that may be used to warm up the vehicle's passenger compartment and/or defrost the vehicle's windshield.