System and method for driving vehicle accessories
US10011283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2710/0644
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for driving vehicle accessories of a vehicle that includes an automatic transmission are presented. In one non-limiting example, the vehicle accessories are driven via a vehicle's kinetic energy while an engine of the vehicle has stopped rotating. Vehicle accessories are driven from a location of a driveline downstream of a torque converter impeller.
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