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Control system for both engine and automatic transmission

US5309791A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 1992
Grant dateMay 10, 1994
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H63/502
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control system for controlling both an engine capable of selecting a plurality of output characteristics having different output torques for a throttle opening and dropping a selected output torque temporarily, and an automatic transmission connected to the engine. The control system comprises: a first decider for deciding it on the basis of data inputted that the output characteristics of the engine should be changed; a second decider for deciding it on the basis of input data including a vehicle speed and a throttle opening that a gear change should be performed; and a third decider for deciding, when the second decider decides the performance, the torque-down to be temporarily effected, to a value according to the output characteristics of the engine.

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