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Patent No.:

US 8958965 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2007

System and method for managing a powertrain in a vehicle

Applicants:

William Paul Perkins, Dearborn, MI (US);

Scott Howard Gaboury, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Steven A. Daleiden, Milan, MI (US);

Inventors:

William Paul Perkins, Dearborn, MI (US);

Scott Howard Gaboury, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Steven A. Daleiden, Milan, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

David B. Kelley

Brooks Kushman P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Bhavesh V Amin

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B60K 6/52 (2007.10); B60K 17/35 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/16 (2012.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 23/08 (2013.01); B60K 6/52 (2013.01); B60K 17/3515 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/16 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6265 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle includes a first disconnect disposed between a prime mover of the vehicle and a certain one of the vehicle drive wheels. The first disconnect is operable to connect and disconnect the prime mover to and from the certain one of the drive wheels. A second disconnect is disposed between the powertrain and the certain one of the drive wheels, and is operable to connect and disconnect the certain one of the drive wheels to and from the powertrain when the first disconnect is engaged. A control system and method are configured to control operation of at least the first and second disconnects. Through selective control of the disconnects, the system can be automatically placed in a four-wheel-drive mode based on predetermined criteria, or the desirability of the four-wheel-drive mode can be indicated to the vehicle operator in a passive version of the control system and method.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Perkins, William. (2015). System and method for managing a powertrain in a vehicle (U.S. Patent No. 8958965). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8958965

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