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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bernard D. Nefcy, Novi, MI (US);
Marvin P. Kraska, Dearborn, MI (US);
Brian T. Soo, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/08 (2006.01); F02N 15/02 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 15/022 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); F02N 11/08 (2013.01); F02N 2200/021 (2013.01); Y10T 74/134 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for restarting a vehicle engine that is stopped at a known crank angle includes actuating a clutch located in a torque path between a starting motor and the engine with desired pressure related to the known crank angle during the restart, and using the starting motor to drive the engine during the restart.