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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Franco Ragazzi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thomas G. Leone, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 19/10 (2010.01); F02N 19/04 (2010.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); F02M 31/16 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); F01M 5/02 (2006.01); F01P 11/20 (2006.01); F02N 11/04 (2006.01); F02N 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 19/10 (2013.01); B60H 1/00314 (2013.01); B60H 1/00921 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); F01M 5/021 (2013.01); F02M 31/16 (2013.01); F02N 19/04 (2013.01); B60H 2001/00928 (2013.01); F01P 11/20 (2013.01); F02N 11/04 (2013.01); F02N 11/0814 (2013.01); F02N 2200/023 (2013.01); F02N 2200/122 (2013.01); Y02T 10/126 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and system for providing heat to a vehicle are presented. In one example, a heat pump supplies thermal energy to an engine to reduce engine emissions during engine starting. Further, heating the engine via the heat pump may also reduce engine friction at colder ambient temperatures where oil viscosity may be increased.