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Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016

Filed:

Feb. 24, 2012
Applicants:

Eric Michael Rademacher, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Kirk Pebley, Novi, MI (US);

Filip Tomik, Commerce Township, MI (US);

David Celinske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);

David Anthony Symanow, Plymouth, MI (US);

Inventors:

Eric Michael Rademacher, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Kirk Pebley, Novi, MI (US);

Filip Tomik, Commerce Township, MI (US);

David Celinske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);

David Anthony Symanow, Plymouth, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/08 (2006.01); F02N 11/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/40 (2015.01); E05F 15/695 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/0818 (2013.01); F02N 11/084 (2013.01); F02N 11/0825 (2013.01); E05F 15/40 (2015.01); E05F 15/695 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/612 (2013.01); E05Y 2800/40 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/55 (2013.01); F02N 2200/063 (2013.01); F02N 2200/08 (2013.01); F02N 2200/0809 (2013.01); Y02T 10/48 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle includes an engine, an electrical load and a stop/start system. The stop/start system selectively auto stops the engine when a speed of the vehicle is approximately zero, and in response to a request to activate the electrical load while the engine is auto stopped, auto starts the engine prior to activating the electrical load.


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