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Control systems for power trains provided in vehicles

US5018408A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateSep 20, 1988
Grant dateMay 28, 1991
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2059/385
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control system for a power train provided in a vehicle to include an engine which has an engine output adjusting device, such as a throttle valve, controlled through an electric actuator in accordance with a controlled variable on an accelerator and an automatic transmission in which a speed change operation is automatically performed utilizing operating oil pressure produced in an oil hydraulic control circuit for actuating a speed change mechanism in the automatic transmission having engaging friction elements and controlled to vary in accordance with an operating condition of the engine, which comprises a first detecting device for detecting the controlled variable on the accelerator, a second detecting device for detecting a controlled variable on the engine output adjusting device, a third detecting device for detecting a travelling speed of the vehicle, a device for controlling the speed change mechanism to cause the same to carry out the speed change operation based on detection outputs of the first and third detecting devices, and a device for controlling the operating oil pressure applied to the engaging friction elements in the speed change mechanism based on a detectio…

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