| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 477203000 | Brake condition change modifies engine condition | 17 |
| 20100056338 | Method for Compensating the Braking Deceleration in a Vehicle Control - A method for stabilizing a vehicle in an extreme driving situation, in particular in an overcontrol or undercontrol of the vehicle, in which a vehicle controller intervenes in the driving operation by an automatic actuation of at least one wheel brake in order to stabilize the vehicle. The vehicle is able to be stabilized much more rapidly if an additional drive torque, which produces an additional yawing moment that augments the stabilizing effect of the braking intervention, is generated at at least one wheel. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100285923 | SELECTABLE DRIVETRAIN CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE - A selectable drivetrain control for a vehicle includes a controller configured to receive input signals and issue predetermined output command signals corresponding to the status of the input signals. A first sensor is configured to provide an input signal to the controller relating to the actuation status of a brake pedal. A second sensor is configured to provide an input signal to the controller relating to the actuation status of an accelerator pedal. A stability control selector is configured to provide an input signal to the controller relating to the engagement status of a stability control system of the vehicle. A drivetrain is configured to receive output command signals from the controller. The controller issues output command signals to the drivetrain to control the operational characteristics of the drivetrain, responsive to the engagement status of the stability control system while the brake and accelerator pedals are simultaneously actuated. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110065548 | Brake Assisted Vehicle Engine Restart on a Road Grade - A method for restarting an engine of a vehicle stopped on a grade, comprising the steps of engaging a gear of a transmission through which the engine and wheels of the vehicle are driveably connected mutually, using brake pressure to engage wheel brakes and produce a road gradient wheel torque that holds the vehicle stationary on the grade, initiating an engine restart, operating the engine to produce wheel torque equal to or greater than the road gradient wheel torque, and releasing the brake pressure. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110071001 | Brake Assisted Control of an Engine Restart Event - A method for restarting an engine of a vehicle includes engaging a gear of a transmission that driveably connects the engine and wheels of the vehicle; maintaining a current brake pressure greater than a reference brake pressure; initiating an automatic engine restart; using a timer to count down during a period of predetermined length; using a pump to produce a desired magnitude of brake pressure sufficient to suppress a wheel torque surge produced by restarting the engine and to hold the vehicle stationary; and releasing the brake pressure if either the timer expires or a peak in engine speed occurs. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110190095 | Method for Automatically Turning Off an Internal-Combustion Engine - A method and a corresponding system are provided for automatically turning off an internal-combustion engine in a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission, by use of a start-stop device which automatically turns off the internal-combustion engine when the vehicle is braked to a stopped position and was held in the stopped position for a predefined time interval by operating the brake pedal. Within the predefined time interval after the stopped position was reached, the motor vehicle driver is able to prevent the automatic turning-off of the internal-combustion engine. The turning-off of the internal-combustion engine is prevented when the brake pedal is released by the driver within the predefined time interval. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20130244834 | VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - In a vehicle brake system, which starts an engine-for recovering a brake negative pressure of a servo unit connected to an intake pathway of the engine, a valve opening of a throttle valve of the engine is controlled in an opening direction when the engine is started for recovering the brake negative pressure during running. It is desired that recovery control of the brake negative pressure by valve opening control of the throttle valve is performed during brake pressing operation by a driver. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140066255 | BRAKE APPLY AND RELEASE DETECTION FOR STOP/START VEHICLE - A vehicle is provided with an engine that is configured for automatic shutdown and restart. The vehicle is also provided with a controller that is configured to shutdown the engine in response to brake effort exceeding a first threshold and to restart the engine in response to brake effort decreasing below a second threshold. The first threshold and the second threshold are based on an estimated vehicle mass and a road gradient. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140141936 | ENGINE CONTROL DEVICE - An engine control apparatus includes a first operation member and a second operation member for braking a front wheel and a rear wheel of a saddle-type vehicle, and an engine controller that automatically stops and restarts an engine mounted in the saddle-type vehicle in response to the operational state of the first operation member and the second operation member. When a prescribed amount of time has passed while the first operation member and the second operation member are both in an operated state, the engine controller automatically stops the engine; when the first operation member and the second operation member are both released, the engine controller restarts the engine; and when either one of the first operation member and the second operation member is operated after the engine has automatically been stopped, the engine controller allows the engine to continue in the automatically stopped state. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20150011360 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC STOPPING OF VEHICLE ENGINE - A vehicular engine automatic stop control apparatus has a coast stop controller that performs a coast stop control of stopping an engine in response to a situation where driver's brake pedal operation is above a predetermined threshold value while a vehicle is traveling, a road surface gradient sensor that senses a road surface gradient, and a coast stop control cancellation unit that cancels the coast stop control in response to a situation where a first sensed value of the road surface gradient is above a predetermined cancellation threshold value in absolute value. The first sensed value of the road surface gradient is obtained at a first time instant when the vehicle becomes stationary in a situation where the engine has been stopped by the coast stop controller. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150065299 | ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TORQUE VECTORING BY ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL - A control system to generate a yaw torque of an all-wheel drive vehicle comprises a brake control module | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150148192 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A STOP/START ENGINE - Systems and methods for improving operation of a vehicle are presented. In one example, automatic engine stopping is inhibited in response to a driver communicating a desire to not automatically stop an engine. The driver communicates intentions to allow or inhibit automatic engine stopping via a brake pedal. | 05-28-2015 |
| 477204000 | Brake actuation interrupts ignition circuit of fluid engine | 3 |
| 20110256982 | INTERLOCK CIRCUIT FOR UTILITY VEHICLE PARK BRAKE - An interlock circuit for a utility vehicle park brake includes a relay connected to neutral switch on a transmission. The relay is actuated by electric current to move a contact to a closed position if the neutral switch is out of neutral. A throttle pedal switch connected to the relay moves a contact to a closed position if the throttle pedal is depressed. A park brake switch connected to the throttle pedal switch moves a contact to a closed position if the park brake is engaged. Closing all of the contacts grounds an ignition circuit connected to the interlock circuit, which may be a magneto ignition circuit. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20140005001 | START SAFETY CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT IN A WORK APPARATUS HAVING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140066256 | DYNAMIC FILTERING FOR STOP/START VEHICLE LAUNCH PREPARATION - A vehicle includes an engine configured for automatic shutdown and restart. The vehicle is provided with a controller that is configured to restart the engine when a difference between an actual brake pressure and a filtered brake pressure is greater than a threshold value. The filtered brake pressure is dependent upon a magnitude of the actual brake pressure and a rate of change of the actual brake pressure. | 03-06-2014 |
| 477205000 | Brake actuation decreases or eliminates fluid energy input to engine | 3 |
| 20090253553 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REDUCE STALL DURING DECELERATION FUEL SHUT OFF - A method of controlling fuel injection in an engine of a vehicle comprising of deactivating a fuel injector of the engine during a deceleration condition of the vehicle; and reactivating the fuel injector when a rate of change of a powertrain shaft deceleration is greater than a threshold. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20150065300 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A method for controlling an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle includes interrupting a fuel supply in an overrun mode of the motor vehicle above a switch-off rotational speed of the internal combustion engine. The fuel supply is switched on again when a starting rotational speed (n1) is reached or undershot. A brake pressure gradient of a brake system of the motor vehicle is detected and the starting rotational speed (n1) is varied as a function of the brake pressure gradient. | 03-05-2015 |
| 477206000 | By closing throttle valve | 1 |
| 20130123067 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE AIR - An engine with a fast vacuum recovery brake booster system is disclosed. In one example, an actuator is adjusted in response to a flow between the brake booster and an engine intake manifold. Operation of the engine and vehicle brakes may be improved especially when the engine is boosted. | 05-16-2013 |
