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System for regulating the traveling speed of a motor vehicle

US4157126A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 25, 1977
Grant dateJun 5, 1979
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 25, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/40
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for regulating the traveling speed of a motor vehicle includes a comparator producing an output signal corresponding to the difference between a sensed speed signal and a reference speed signal, a control device responsive to the output signal from the comparator for controlling the proportion of fuel-air mixture supplied to an engine in the motor vehicle, and a selective delay circuit coupled between the comparator and the control device for delaying the supply of the output signal from the comparator to the control device when the amplitude of the output signal is above a predetermined level and for supplying output signals having an amplitude below the predetermined level directly to the control device such that the system will respond quickly to variations in sensed speed occurring from normal load conditions while providing a smooth transition when the desired speed is changed.

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