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US 2014/0371999 A1Published application
Priming a start-stop vehicle transmission pump
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsDaniel T. Lin, Eric F. Banners, Stephen M. Cicala, Tim J. Kropf, Bradley D. Riedle
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Abstract
A method of controlling a start-stop vehicle transmission pump, includes: assessing how long an engine has been turned off; and when the engine has been turned off for longer than a predetermined threshold and the vehicle is on, priming the transmission pump.
Claims21
A method of controlling a start-stop vehicle transmission pump, comprising:
- assessing how long an engine has been turned off;
- and
- priming the transmission pump, provided the engine has been off for longer than a predetermined threshold and the vehicle is on.
A method of controlling a start-stop vehicle transmission pump, comprising:
- assessing a vehicle performance condition related to any one of a vehicle acceleration, a vehicle inclination or engine start-stop timing;
- and
- priming the transmission pump, provided the vehicle performance condition is met.
A powertrain control circuit for a start-stop vehicle transmission pump, comprising:
- transmission pump control logic configured to assess a predetermined condition related to vehicle acceleration, vehicle inclination or engine start-stop timing and when the predetermined condition is met, to prime the transmission pump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.