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Work vehicle and method of controlling the same

US9574659B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 2013
Grant dateFeb 21, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2306/20
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A work vehicle including a transmission that transmits power of an engine to wheels at a plurality of different transmission gear ratios, the work vehicle traveling while maintaining a targeted speed by controlling a degree of opening of an accelerator, brakes, and the transmission, wherein the work vehicle includes a controller which inhibits change in the transmission gear ratio of the transmission when the transmission shifts up before lapse of a first predetermined time after the transmission shifts down while the vehicle is running downhill and then before a second predetermined time elapses, the transmission shifts down while the vehicle is running downhill.

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