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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Steven Anatole Frait, Milan, MI (US);
Vincent Patrick LaVoie, Canton, MI (US);
Norman Jerry Bird, Plymouth, MI (US);
John Edward Brevick, Livonia, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A transmission includes a torque converter stator with controllable blade angle. A controller adjust the blades by commanding fluid pressures in hydraulic circuits routed to the stator hub. The controller also adjust the torque capacity of a torque converter bypass clutch by commanding fluid pressures in hydraulic circuits routed to apply and release chambers. Various schemes are presented to multiplex hydraulic circuits to serve multiple functions.
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