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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Johnson Controls Technology Llc, Wilmington, DE;
Jason Lee Roberts, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Thomas Mark Watson, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Steven J. Wood, Shorewood, WI (US);
Marvin Eric Taylor, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Sepehr Shirazi, Seelze, DE;
Ramelle Leigh Gilliland, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Kari J. Gilbertson, Cedarburg, WI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A start-stop retrofit kit includes a start-stop module configured to monitor one or more parameters of a vehicle, configured to automatically stop an engine of the vehicle when the vehicle is idling during operation, and configured to automatically start the engine when the vehicle is not idling during operation. The retrofit kit further includes a wire harness configured to couple the start-stop module to a switch disposed between a starter motor and an ignition of the engine of the vehicle, wherein the switch is disposed in parallel with an existing connection between the ignition and the starter motor.