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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Consortium DE Recherche Brp—universite DE Sherbrooke S.e.n.c., Sherbrooke, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CONSORTIUM DE RECHERCHE BRP—UNIVERSITE DE SHERBROOKE S.E.N.C., Sherbrooke, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 3/08 (2006.01); B60L 15/10 (2006.01); B60L 15/20 (2006.01); B60K 17/356 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B60R 21/13 (2006.01); B60T 1/06 (2006.01); B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B60K 20/08 (2006.01); B60K 17/344 (2006.01); B60L 11/18 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2006.01); B62D 63/02 (2006.01); B60K 17/22 (2006.01); B60K 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/356 (2013.01); B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B60K 1/04 (2013.01); B60K 17/344 (2013.01); B60K 20/08 (2013.01); B60K 23/08 (2013.01); B60L 11/18 (2013.01); B60R 21/13 (2013.01); B60T 1/062 (2013.01); B62D 63/02 (2013.01); B60K 11/06 (2013.01); B60K 17/22 (2013.01); B60K 2001/001 (2013.01); B60K 2001/006 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0411 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0416 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0422 (2013.01); B60K 2023/0858 (2013.01); B60L 2200/22 (2013.01); B60L 2220/42 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/124 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/61 (2013.01); Y02T 10/648 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of shutting down an off-road vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes two rear wheels, two front wheels, a motor selectively operatively connected to the wheels, a front driveshaft selectively connected to the motor to selectively drive the two front wheels, and a rear driveshaft connected to the motor to drive the two rear wheels. The method includes: interrupting operation of the motor; and automatically operatively connecting the front driveshaft to the motor once the operation of the motor has been interrupted.