Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oil maintenance strategy for electrified vehicles
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Application No.: US14855820Application Date: 2015-09-16
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Publication No.: US11052743B2Publication Date: 2021-07-06
- Inventor: Shunsuke Okubo , Floyd Cadwell
- 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: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds
- Agent David B. Kelley
- Main IPC: B60K6/22
- IPC: B60K6/22 ; F01M11/10 ; F01M5/00 ; B60K6/445 ; B60W20/15 ; B60W10/06 ; B60W10/08 ; F02D41/04

Abstract:
A method according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, periodically adjusting powertrain operation of an electrified vehicle equipped with an internal combustion engine to progressively influence oil quality of oil of the internal combustion engine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170074177A1 OIL MAINTENANCE STRATEGY FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2017-03-16
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