For a four-wheel-drive vehicle
US6606549B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S477/904
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A drive-force distribution controller for a four-wheel-drive vehicle in which drive force produced by an engine is transmitted directly to front or rear wheels and is transmitted to the remaining wheels via a torque distribution clutch, and the engagement force of the torque distribution clutch is controlled in accordance with traveling conditions of the vehicle. The controller includes a calculation unit for calculating variation per unit time in rotational speed difference between the front wheels and the rear wheels; and a control unit for controlling the engagement force such that the engagement force increases as the variation per unit time in the rotational speed difference increases. Alternatively, the controller includes a first judgment unit for judging which is greater, the rotational speed of the front wheels or the rotational speed of the rear wheels; and a second judgment unit which is enabled when the first judgment unit has judged that the rotational speed of the front wheels is greater than the rotational speed of the rear wheels, in order to judge whether the acceleration of the vehicle is greater than a predetermined level. The engagement force of the torque distr…
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