Cruising control apparatus
US6138071A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H61/0213
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cruising control apparatus to be mounted in the motor vehicle for automatically controlling vehicle speed at desired constant speed, which is provided with a speed sensor, an actuator, a set-coast switch for generating a coast command signal or a tap-down command signal in response to the operation duration the cruising control, a resume-acceleration switch for generating a resume-command signal or a tap-up command signal in response to the operation during the cruising control, a memory means, a calculation means, a speed increase means, a speed decrease means, an acceleration control means for deciding a signal generated from the resume-acceleration switch to be the tap-up command signal or the acceleration command signal and a deceleration control means for deciding a signal generated from the set-coast switch to be the tap-down command signal or the coast command signal by comparing the vehicle speed at the time of generation and disappearance of the signal.
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