| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 477111000 | Transmission setting contingent | 23 |
| 20090069154 | Apparatus and Method of Engine Torque Control During Power Take-Off Operation in a Motor Vehicle - An apparatus and method is provided for controlling torque in a powertrain having an engine and a transmission capable of operating a power take-off unit. The apparatus includes: a controller selectively operable to send a power take-off unit activation request to a transmission control module within the powertrain; a transmission control module capable of receiving the power take-off unit activation request; and wherein the apparatus is configured to prevent the torque of the engine from exceeding a maximum defined torque value when the power take-off unit is in operation. The apparatus includes an engine control module capable of receiving commands from the transmission control module through a data link connecting them. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090156360 | PART-THROTTLE PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION - A system and method for optimizing machine performance using speed shaping in a machine having an engine and a drivetrain implementing engine underspeed module receives a throttle command requesting an increase in engine speed and transmits the throttle command to the engine. If the requested increase exceeds a predetermined function, the predetermined function is forwarded to the engine underspeed module as a speed standard. The engine underspeed module determines whether the actual engine speed attained by the engine is less than the speed standard by more than a predetermined gap value and, if so, reduces the power required by the drivetrain to avoid lugging of the engine. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090181823 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - An ECU executes a program including the steps of: setting a first throttle opening degree (S | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090280956 | MULTI-GROUP TRANSMISSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A motor vehicle transmission and method of its operation. The transmission has at least two transmission groups including a way of maintaining traction force during gearshifting operations. Two change-under-load clutches and an intermediate-gear clutch enable traction-force-maintaining gearshifts to be carried out on a splitter group. The first change-under-load clutch has an input connected to a drive motor and an output side to a loose wheel of a first gear constant, the second change-under-load clutch has an input connected to the motor and an output to a loose wheel of the second gear constant. The intermediate-gear clutch has an input connected to the loose wheel of the second gear constant and an output to a shaft of the main group, such that a direct gear can be engaged as an intermediate gear, and the gear constants can be shifted under load by the first and second change-under-load clutches. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090298645 | ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ARCHITECTURE WITH MAXIMIZED AVAILABILITY - A system comprises a shifter module, an engine control module, and a transmission control module. The shifter module generates a position signal based on a position of a driver input. The engine control module controls an engine, selects one of a plurality of transmission gear ranges based on a mapping of the position signal to the plurality of transmission gear ranges, and generates a range request signal based on the selected transmission gear range. The transmission control module controls a transmission based on the range request signal. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100004093 | AUTOMATIC ENGINE SPEED ADJUSTMENT - An apparatus and method move a speed control lever of an engine automatically in response to movement of a manual actuator to engage a driven member. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100016121 | TRANSMISSION FOR MOTOR AND CONTROLLING DEVICE THEREOF - Disclosed therein is a transmission, which is adapted to have a deceleration structure while generating an output in the same direction as when a motive power is rotated forwardly when the motive power is rotated reversely. The transmission includes: a motor having a driving shaft; an output cover adapted to surround the outside of the motor and rotated by receiving a rotational force of the motor; fixed shafts adapted to extend toward both sides of the output cover; and a transmission formed between the driving shaft and the output cover. The transmission is selectively connected according to the rotational direction of the driving shaft to thereby provide an output at a constant speed or a reduced speed only in a predetermined direction. The transmission provides a constant speed output in the forward direction since the driving shaft and the output cover are directly connected to each other when the driving shaft is rotated forwardly, but provides a decelerated output in the forward direction since a reduction planetary gear is geared between the driving shaft and the output cover when the driving shaft is rotated reversely. In addition, a controlling device for automatically controlling the transmission for the motor according to a load applied to the output side is also provided. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100113219 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE UPSHIFT OPERATION IN A MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH A DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - According to the method the crossover phase of the friction clutches is performed by defining a linear torque profile for the first friction clutch having a given initial value and a zero final value, a linear torque profile for the second friction clutch having a zero initial value and a given final value, and a linear torque profile for the engine having a given initial value and a given final value. The final value of the torque profile of the second friction clutch is calculated, the initial value of the engine torque being known, by determining a final value of the longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle equal to a given percentage of the initial value of the longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle. The final value of the engine torque profile is calculated, the final value of the torque profile of the second friction clutch being known, on the basis of the final value determined for the longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle. The initial value of the torque profile of the first friction clutch is chosen so as to be greater than a minimum value calculated by determining the condition of synchronism of the driving shaft and of the first primary shaft. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100190605 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED STEP-BY-STEP VARIALBE SPEED TRANSMISSION - A method of controlling a multi-step transmission which is connected, via a friction clutch or by a torque converter, to a engine, and, via an axle, to wheels such that when the vehicle is stationary, the engine is running and the drivetrain is disengaged, rolling of the vehicle is prevented or restricted by a shift of the multi-step transmission. The method to prevent rolling includes the step that when the multi-step transmission is in neutral, a safety function is activated, in which actuation of a shift operation element, the accelerator and brake pedals and the current rolling speed are detected by sensors and, if the driving operation elements have not been actuated, then if a predefined rolling speed limit is exceeded, the friction clutch is disengaged if necessary, a starting gear is engaged and the friction clutch is engaged. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100331142 | PTO CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention provides a PTO switch mode control device that is capable of performing appropriate idle shutdown when an engine is started, even in the case where an ignition switch is turned ON with a PTO switch ON when the engine is stopped. The PTO switch mode control device has: an ignition switch | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110263380 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN - A method is described for operating a vehicle drive train ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120094801 | Motor Control Device for Working Vehicle - A motor control device for a working vehicle includes: a travel drive device that transmits rotation of a motor to wheels through a torque converter; a first selection device to be operated so as to select one of a power mode and an economy mode; a second selection device that is different from the first selection device; a mode switching device that switches from the economy mode to the power mode if the second selection device is operated in a state where the economy mode has been selected by the first selection device; and a speed restriction device that, when the economy mode is set, restricts a maximum rotational speed of the motor to a lower speed side than that when the power mode is set. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120100959 | Working Vehicle Control Apparatus - A working vehicle control apparatus includes: a selection device that selects a power mode or an economy mode; a determination device that determines whether or not a speed restriction condition and a load pressure have been established; an engine rotational speed restriction device that restricts a maximum rotational speed of the motor upon selection of the economy mode to a lower speed side than a maximum rotational speed of the motor upon selection of the power mode when it is determined that the speed restriction condition has been established; and a vehicle speed restriction device that restricts a maximum vehicle speed upon selection of the economy mode to a lower speed side than a maximum vehicle speed upon selection of the power mode when it is determined that a speed restriction condition has not been established. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120165156 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - In an automatic transmission disabling engine braking to act at a given shift stage in a D range selected by manually operating a selector lever, and enabling engine braking to act at the given shift stage in an L range, the transmission includes first and second meshing mechanisms, a one-way clutch, a first linkage for meshing the first meshing mechanism in synchronism with N-to-D movement, and a second linkage for meshing the second meshing mechanism in synchronism with D-to-L movement. Also provided is a rotating part configured to permit a driving force to be transmitted from an input member via the one-way clutch with the first meshing mechanism meshed in the D range and further configured to permit a driving force to be transmitted from the input member not via the one-way clutch with the first and second meshing mechanisms, each of which is meshed, in the L range. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20130072350 | VEHICLE SHIFT CONTROL DEVICE - It is provided a vehicle shift control device electrically switching a shift position between a parking position and a non-parking position, the vehicle being capable of switching a vehicle state among a first state, a second state and a third state, when an operation for switching the vehicle state is performed in the first state, if a vehicle speed is a predetermined speed or less, switching is executed to the parking position and, after completion of the switching, the vehicle state is switched to the third state, whereas when plural-times of the operations are performed successively during the vehicle running, the vehicle state is compulsorily switched to the second state, and when at least one operation of the plural-times of the operations is performed if the vehicle speed is the predetermined speed or less, switching to the parking position is executed prior to switching to the second state. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130157809 | TRANSMISSION WITH RANGE ENGAGEMENT ASSURANCE - An auxiliary transmission module has an auxiliary transmission having an input shaft, an output shaft, and a mechanical synchronizer, and a controller. The controller is configured to command a downshift for the auxiliary transmission, control the input shaft to a generally synchronous speed with the output shaft for engagement, and increment the speed of the input shaft by a predetermined speed differential above the speed of the output shaft or engagement if the auxiliary transmission is unengaged after controlling to the generally synchronous speed. A method of downshifting includes commanding a downshift for the auxiliary transmission, controlling an input shaft to a generally synchronous speed with an output shaft for engagement, comparing a rotational speed upstream with a rotational speed downstream to verify engagement, and controlling the input shaft to an asynchronous speed with the output shaft for engagement during a recycle event when it is unverified. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130267382 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING POWER TRANSMISSION OF VEHICLE - This power transmission control device is applied to a hybrid vehicle which includes an internal combustion engine and a motor (MG) as power sources. The power transmission control device includes a manual transmission and a friction clutch. When a clutch enters a completely disengaged state as a result of operation of a clutch pedal by a driver in a state where MG torque is adjusted to regeneration torque acting in a direction for decelerating the vehicle, the magnitude of the regeneration torque is decreased to “minute value A which is greater than zero,” and then maintained at the minute value A. Much energy generated as a result of regeneration can be stored in a battery (see the area shown by dots) as compared with the case where the regeneration torque is adjusted to zero immediately after the clutch enters the completely disengaged state. Accordingly, energy efficiency (fuel efficiency) is improved. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130288857 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - A control method for a vehicle, which is equipped with a drive unit configured to drive a driving wheel and a controller configured to control the drive unit and receive an activation command for the drive unit from a user, includes determining whether the vehicle carries out coasting with the drive unit unactivated, determining whether the activation command has been received during the coasting, and limiting an actual braking force generated by the drive unit if the controller has received the activation command during the coasting, compared to a case where the vehicle runs in a state other than the coasting. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130316873 | vehicle having a recuperation system - A vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a transmission having multiple gears and a transmission input shaft, and a recuperation system for recovering electrical energy, the recuperation system being configured for changing a speed value of the internal combustion engine during a gear change from an actual gear into a setpoint gear to a speed value of the transmission input shaft in the setpoint gear. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140141934 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - An ECU selects, in accordance with operation by a driver, either one of a manual shift mode in which a shift range can be manually changed through the operation by the driver and an engine rotation speed is controlled in accordance with a selected shift range and an automatic shift mode in which the engine rotation speed is controlled so as to reduce an amount of fuel consumption as compared with that in the manual shift mode. The driver is recommended to make a change from the manual shift mode to the automatic shift mode when the manual shift mode is selected. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20150051047 | VEHICLE DRIVE APPARATUS CONTROL APPARATUS - A control device of a vehicle drive device includes an engine, a supercharger pressurizing intake air of the engine, and an automatic transmission outputting power of the engine to drive wheels. The control device makes a temporal rise rate of an engine torque larger from a predetermined time point during an upshift of the automatic transmission, the upshift being a shift with the engine torque after end of the upshift made larger than that before start of the upshift, the predetermined time point being made earlier when a response delay of supercharging by the supercharger becomes larger. During the upshift, the engine torque is raised in accordance with an assumed progress of the upshift from the predetermined time point and the assumed progress of the upshift being an assumption that the upshift does not progress until the predetermined time point and the upshift starts progressing from the predetermined time point. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20160090092 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM OF VEHICLE - A transmission system of a vehicle includes a starting clutch, a change clutch, a stepped transmission, a single spindle, a gear position sensor, an actuator, and a transmission controller. The change clutch and the stepped transmission are operated via the single spindle. The gear position sensor is to detect a shift stage of the stepped transmission. The actuator is to rotate the single spindle. The transmission controller, in a case where an engine is started in a state in which the shift stage of the stepped transmission is set in second gear or higher, is configured to control the actuator to carry out shift-down operation and configured to limit output of the engine so that an engine rotation speed becomes a value smaller than a predetermined value until the shift stage of the stepped transmission is set in neutral or first gear. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160201633 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED ENGINE RESTARTS WHILE PARKING A VEHICLE | 07-14-2016 |
