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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chris Edward Pedlar, Chelmsford, GB;
Urs Christen, Aachen, DE;
Rainer Busch, Aachen, DE;
Chris Connelly, Leaden Roding, GB;
Ingo Lenz, Cologne, DE;
Harry Cho, Billericay, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 30/18072 (2013.01); B60W 2030/1809 (2013.01); B60W 2300/14 (2013.01); B60W 2530/22 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2540/14 (2013.01); B60W 2540/16 (2013.01); B60W 2550/142 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/147 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/49 (2013.01); Y02T 10/48 (2013.01); Y10T 477/70 (2015.01); Y10T 477/743 (2015.01); Y10T 477/75 (2015.01); Y10T 477/79 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system and method for selectively opening a drivetrain of a vehicle is described. In one example, an electrically operated clutch is opened during selected driving conditions to conserve kinetic energy of the vehicle. The method may reduce fuel consumption during selected conditions.