Automatic speed control apparatus for controlling vehicle speed at set speed
US4862367A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60W2710/0605
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic speed control apparatus for controlling the running speed of a vehicle at a constant set speed includes an auxiliary intake passage providing direct communication between portions of a main intake passage upstream and downstream from a throttle valve so as to bypass the throttle valve, an auxiliary intake air valve adapted for controlling the flow rate of air in the auxiliary intake passage, and a fuel supply cut-off means for suspending the supply of fuel to the engine from a moment at which a fuel supply cut-off condition is met, which requires the throttle valve to be set at the minimum opening position and the engine speed to be higher than a predetermined fuel supply cut-off engine speed, until the moment at which a predetermined fuel supply recovery condition is met. An actuator for actuating the throttle valve is controlled so as to vary the degree of opening degree of the throttle valve and enable the vehicle to run at the constant set speed. The auxiliary intake air valve is controlled in such a manner that the flow rate of air in the auxiliary intake passage is reduced before the fuel supply cut-off condition is met during motion of the vehicle under the cont…
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