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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Applicants:
Jy-jen F. Sah, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Anthony H. Heap, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Lawrence A. Kaminsky, White Lake, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jy-Jen F. Sah, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Anthony H. Heap, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Lawrence A. Kaminsky, White Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60K 6/445 (2007.10); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 30/186 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/445 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/186 (2013.01); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); B60W 2710/027 (2013.01); B60W 2710/028 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0644 (2013.01); B60W 2710/0666 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01); B60W 20/20 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6286 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6239 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01); Y10S 903/945 (2013.01);
Abstract
A powertrain system includes an internal combustion engine configured to transfer torque via a clutch to an input member of a hybrid transmission having torque machines configured to transfer torque thereto. Operation of the engine is controlled to facilitate a change in activation of a clutch between the engine and the input member of the hybrid transmission.