Patent ID: 9429275
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B60K,B60W,B60Y,F16H,F17D,Y02T,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A hydraulic system for a hybrid vehicle, the hybrid vehicle including a motor, said hydraulic system comprising: a sump with a supply of hydraulic fluid; a network of valves and conduits; pump means for drawing hydraulic fluid from said sump and delivery of said hydraulic fluid to said network; a fluid filter positioned in said network; a control valve positioned in said network downstream from said fluid filter; a primary output conduit connected to said control valve for supplying hydraulic fluid to a primary demand; a secondary output conduit connected to said control valve for supplying hydraulic fluid to a secondary demand, wherein said control valve is constructed and arranged to supply hydraulic fluid to said secondary demand only after said primary demand is satisfied; and temperature monitoring means for monitoring an internal temperature of said motor and for determining if the fluid flow out of said fluid filter satisfies said primary demand.