US 11,945,303 B1
Method of controlling disconnector for vehicle
Chan Hee Won, Seoul (KR); Tae Wook Park, Incheon (KR); and Young Joon Chang, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
Filed on Mar. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/116,460.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0116489 (KR), filed on Sep. 15, 2022.
Int. Cl. B60K 23/08 (2006.01); B60K 28/16 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 23/08 (2013.01) [B60K 28/16 (2013.01); B60K 2023/085 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling a disconnector for a vehicle, the method comprising:
switching, by a controller, the vehicle to a 4WD state by connecting the disconnector;
maintaining, by the controller, the disconnector in a connected state for a predetermined maintenance time;
determining, by the controller, whether a condition to be switched to a 2WD state is satisfied when the predetermined maintenance time period elapses; and
disconnecting, by the controller, the disconnector when the condition to be switched to the 2WD state is satisfied.