US 11,953,090 B1
Shift control device and a method of controlling an axle assembly
Thomas Lee, Cwmbran (GB)
Assigned to ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US)
Filed by ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC, Troy, MI (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/330,571.
Int. Cl. B60W 10/10 (2012.01); B60W 10/30 (2006.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); F16H 61/28 (2006.01)
CPC F16H 61/0204 (2013.01) [B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 10/30 (2013.01); F16H 61/0006 (2013.01); F16H 61/2807 (2013.01); F16H 2061/283 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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17. A method of controlling an axle assembly of a vehicle, the method comprising:
electrically connecting a shift control device to the vehicle, wherein the shift control device is external to the vehicle; and
commanding, with the shift control device, an actuator to move a coupling of the axle assembly to a neutral position, thereby disconnecting an electric motor from a wheel hub of the axle assembly that is configured to support a wheel, wherein the axle assembly has a lubricant pump and the method further comprises operating the lubricant pump when the shift control device is electrically connected to the actuator and the lubricant pump is electrically connected to a device power supply that is external to the vehicle.