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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Alex O'Connor Gibson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);
Adam Nathan Banker, Canton, MI (US);
David Oshinsky, Trenton, MI (US);
Dennis Craig Reed, Dexter, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/40 (2016.01); F02D 41/06 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/04 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 20/16 (2016.01); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60W 30/182 (2012.01); B60W 30/192 (2012.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02D 41/40 (2006.01); F02N 19/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 20/16 (2016.01); B60W 30/182 (2013.01); B60W 30/192 (2013.01); F02D 41/022 (2013.01); F02D 41/042 (2013.01); F02D 41/062 (2013.01); F02D 41/402 (2013.01); F02N 11/0844 (2013.01); F02N 11/0855 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0685 (2013.01); B60W 2710/021 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/182 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/192 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/42 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/43 (2013.01); F02D 41/3029 (2013.01); F02D 41/40 (2013.01); F02D 2250/24 (2013.01); F02N 2019/008 (2013.01); F02N 2300/2002 (2013.01); Y02T 10/44 (2013.01); Y02T 10/48 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6221 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01); Y10S 903/914 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01); Y10T 477/26 (2015.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, an engine is stopped to a desired position via slipping a driveline disconnect clutch so that engine starting may be improved.