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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Alexander Phillip McDonnell, Dexter, MI (US);
Stephen Michael Cicala, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Charles William Suter, South Lyon, MI (US);
Conor Edward Sullivan, Canton, MI (US);
Oguz Hasan Dagci, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A transmission includes a first hydraulic clutch, a second hydraulic clutch, a third hydraulic clutch, a pump and a controller. The first, second, and third hydraulic clutches are configured to established a parked-ready condition upon engagement of all three clutches. The pump is configured to generate hydraulic fluid pressure. The controller is programmed to, in response to a command to start an engine that powers the pump, engage the first and second clutches. The controller is further programmed to, in response to engagement of the first and second clutches and obtaining operating hydraulic fluid pressure, engage the third clutch.