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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Alex O'connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
De-shiou Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
De-Shiou Chen, Canton, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/12 (2006.01); F02D 41/04 (2006.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02P 11/02 (2006.01); F02D 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0844 (2013.01); F02D 41/0002 (2013.01); F02D 41/042 (2013.01); F02D 41/065 (2013.01); F02D 41/126 (2013.01); F02N 11/0814 (2013.01); F02P 11/025 (2013.01); F02D 17/04 (2013.01); F02D 2041/0092 (2013.01); F02N 11/0818 (2013.01); F02N 11/0822 (2013.01); Y02T 10/42 (2013.01); Y02T 10/48 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for controlling an engine that may be automatically stopped and started are presented. In one example, a method adjusts a position of an air inlet throttle according to engine position and in response to an operator change of mind to restart an engine that is being automatically stopped.