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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2016
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Mark R. Schrewe, Dublin, OH (US);
Adam H. Vosz, Delaware, OH (US);
Paul K. Dehart, Urbana, OH (US);
Courtney L. Forsythe, West Mansfield, OH (US);
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A variable displacement controller for deactivating one or more cylinder assemblies of a vehicle engine can include a processor for performing various operations and the operations can include: receiving data indicative of a requested torque and vehicle speed, determining a torque variable timer threshold value based on the received data indicative of requested torque and vehicle speed, initiating a timer, comparing the timer value to the variable timer threshold value, and selectively activating/deactivating at least one of the engine cylinder assemblies based on the comparison between the timer value and the variable timer threshold value. At least one of the engine cylinder assemblies is activated if the timer value is less than the variable timer threshold value, and at least one of the engine cylinder assemblies is deactivated if the timer value is greater than or equal to the variable timer threshold value.