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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael M. S. Simon, Plymouth, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/184 (2012.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/184 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); Y10T 477/814 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for improving starting of an engine that may be repeatedly stopped and started is presented. In one example, the method adjusts application of vehicle brakes to reduce the possibility of impact between gear teeth after engine starting.