Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle apparatus and method
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Application No.: US16099716Application Date: 2017-05-04
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Publication No.: US10525976B2Publication Date: 2020-01-07
- Inventor: Russell Osborn , Thomas Valero , Olivier Roques
- Applicant: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
- Applicant Address: GB Whitley, Coventry
- Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
- Current Assignee: JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB Whitley, Coventry
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds
- Priority: GB1608184.6 20160510
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/060636 WO 20170504
- International Announcement: WO2017/194382 WO 20171116
- Main IPC: B60W10/02
- IPC: B60W10/02 ; B60W10/06 ; B60W30/18 ; B60K17/02 ; B60K6/387 ; B60W20/40

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a vehicle (1) having a torque generating machine (4); and one or more driven wheel (WD). A driveline (6) is provided for transmitting torque from the torque generating machine (4) to said one or more driven wheel. The driveline (6) includes a torque transmitting means (8). A first decoupling mechanism (11) is operable to decouple the torque transmitting means (8) from the torque generating machine (4). The first decoupling mechanism (11) is closed to couple the torque transmitting means (8) to the torque generating machine (4) and is opened to decouple the torque transmitting means (8) from the torque generating machine (4). A second decoupling mechanism (12) is operable to decouple the torque transmitting means (8) from the one or more driven wheel. The second decoupling mechanism (12) is closed to couple the torque transmitting means (8) to the one or more driven wheel and is opened to decouple the torque transmitting means (8) from the one or more driven wheel. A controller (2) is provided having at least one electronic processor for controlling operation of the first and second decoupling mechanisms (11, 12). The at least one electronic processor (P) being configured to determine a target operating speed of the torque generating machine (4), control the operating speed of the torque generating machine (4) in dependence on the determined target operating speed, close the first decoupling mechanism (11) when the operating speed of the torque generating machine (4) at least substantially matches the determined target operating speed and close the second decoupling mechanism (12) after closing the first decoupling mechanism (11). The present disclosure relates to a corresponding method of controlling first and second decoupling mechanisms (11, 12) to control the transmittal of torque from a torque generating machine (4) to one or more driven wheel of a vehicle (1).
Public/Granted literature
- US20190152481A1 VEHICLE APPARATUS AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2019-05-23
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