Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for storing kinetic energy within an automatic transmission accumulator
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Application No.: US15614738Application Date: 2017-06-06
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Publication No.: US10780876B2Publication Date: 2020-09-22
- 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 Vincent Mastrogiacomo
- Main IPC: B60W10/184
- IPC: B60W10/184 ; B60W10/188 ; B60W10/196 ; F16H61/00 ; F15B1/033 ; B60T13/14 ; B60T1/10

Abstract:
A system for a vehicle is disclosed. The system may include an accumulator, a pump, and a controller. The controller may be configured to, responsive to braking of the vehicle, close a line pressure regulator to isolate the accumulator and pump from a transmission pressure line demand, and operate the pump to charge the accumulator without satisfying any of the demand, and responsive to a tip-in event, open the line pressure regulator and operate the accumulator and pump to satisfy the demand.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180345950A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING KINETIC ENERGY WITHIN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ACCUMULATOR Public/Granted day:2018-12-06
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