公开(公告)号：US20170167595A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-15

申请号：US14964332

申请日：2015-12-09

Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Inventor： Cary Cole ,  Sunil Katragadda ,  Phillip Bonkoski ,  David Karl Bidner ,  Michael Levin ,  Colby Jason Buckman ,  Danrich Henry Demitroff ,  Amey Y. Karnik ,  Furqan Shaikh

IPC: F16H57/04 ,  F28F27/02 ,  F28D20/02 ,  F28D21/00 ,  F28D20/00

CPC classification number: F16H57/0417 ,  F28D20/0034 ,  F28D20/02 ,  F28D21/0003 ,  F28D2021/0089 ,  F28F27/02

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for regulating the temperature of rear axle lubrication oil. In one example, a rear axle coolant system may include a coolant loop with a plurality of valves and sensors, regulating the coolant flow in heat exchange relationship with an exhaust gas heat recovery and storage system to deliver warm coolant to a rear axle heat exchanger to warm the rear axle lubrication oil. The method may regulate the components of the rear axle coolant system through a controller, receiving sensor input from the components of the coolant system.