Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for capturing kinetic energy within an automatic transmission accumulator
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Application No.: US15494668Application Date: 2017-04-24
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Publication No.: US10400887B2Publication Date: 2019-09-03
- Inventor: Ram Sudarsan Devendran , John Edward Brevick , Steven Anatole Frait
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman, P.C.
- Agent David Kelley
- Main IPC: F16H61/00
- IPC: F16H61/00 ; F16H59/66 ; F16H59/44 ; F16H59/36 ; F16H59/68
Abstract:
A vehicle is provided. The vehicle may include a controller. The controller may be configured to, responsive to the vehicle traveling at a constant speed for a predetermined time, hydraulically charge the accumulator, and responsive to a pressure of the accumulator exceeding a first threshold that is defined by a road grade, cease charging the accumulator, and satisfy transmission line pressure demand with the pressure to deplete the accumulator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180306313A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING KINETIC ENERGY WITHIN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ACCUMULATOR Public/Granted day:2018-10-25
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