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Lockup control system for automatic transmissions

US5787379A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 8, 1994
Grant dateJul 28, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H61/14
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A lockup control system for automatic transmissions is constructed to prohibit lockup of a torque converter when detecting inertia cruising of a motor vehicle even if transition of the cruising state of the motor vehicle occurs from a converter area to a lockup area.

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