Patent · US Expired

Control system for automatic transmission

US5806642A · kind A · utility

5Cited by
2References
26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 24, 1996
Grant dateSep 15, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S477/901
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An automatic transmission control system causes a downshift to a gear which can provide an effect of engine braking greater than that provided before the downshift when the vehicle falls its speed with a specified rate of speed reduction as a result of footbrake application while the vehicle is traveling on a downgrade having a slope greater than a specified slope.

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