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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147376 | Construction vehicle A construction vehicle includes a control unit configured to shift gear after performing pre-shifting to couple a target speed-change gear that corresponds to a target speed with a target speed-change shaft in non-transmitting state of rotation of the input shaft wh... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8057356 | Method for controlling a clutch A method is described for controlling a clutch which is located between a drive motor and an automated manual transmission of a drive train. In this method, vibrations during load alternations are reduced by controlling the clutch so that a free-wheeling function is... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8012061 | Vehicle overspeed system implementing impeller clutch lockout An overspeed system for a vehicle is disclosed. The overspeed system may have a power source, a transmission unit, and a torque converter assembly operatively coupling the power source to the transmission unit. The overspeed system may also have a travel speed senso... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7993241 | Method for controlling an upshift process in a dual-clutch gearbox A method for controlling shift process in dual-clutch gearbox having dual-clutch gearbox input shaft connected to a drive engine, having two friction clutches and two partial gearboxes, comprising detecting demand for a shift from source gear into target gear, the s... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7935024 | Method for operating an automatic gearbox on a motor vehicle A method for the operation of an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle. The downshifting of the transmission takes advantage of a braking action of a driving motor connected to the automatic transmission through a clutch, are terminated by the closing of a clutc... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7513850 | Automatic transmission An automatic transmission includes a planetary gear arrangement, and a plurality of engaging elements each arranged to vary an engagement state among the rotating elements of the planetary gear arrangement in such a manner to establish a normal gear ratio set and an... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7416514 | Method and system for controlling at least one actuator in the drive train of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method and device for securely and comfortably operating a drive train of a motor vehicle, especially for operating a drive train with several clutches. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7402123 | Automatic transmission control method and system having fail-safe function In an automatic transmission control system and method, an electronic control unit is programmed to output a command to establish another gear stage different from the gear stage at the time of occurrence of fault-induced disengagement by combination of engagements ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7386381 | Method and apparatus of controlling acceleration/deceleration of a vehicle A method of reducing at least one of a contact speed and a transmitting torque between power transmission members, when a slack between the power transmission members in a power transmission path from a drive source to a wheel is apparently gone upon an acceleration... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386383 | Differential limiting control apparatus for a vehicle and the method thereof A differential limiting control apparatus for a vehicle has: clutch unit interposed between one rotational shaft and the other rotational shaft for variably transmitting a driving force between the one rotational shaft and the other rotational shaft; target differen... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7359785 | Starting device for motor vehicles A starting device has a friction element arranged between an engine and wheels for transmitting torque between them. The engagement and disengagement of the element is shifted by press force outputted from a press force applier, which is controlled by a control unit... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7329205 | Drive train having a twin-clutch transmission and a method for controlling the same The invention relates to a drive train having a twin-clutch transmission and to a method for controlling the same. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7308839 | Accelerator pedal device An accelerator pedal device according to the present invention includes: a pedal lever that is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to a vehicle body; a pedal member that is actuated by being stepped upon by a driver; a rotation support device that rotatably ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7294091 | Transmission A transmission comprises a first transmission mechanism and a second transmission mechanism. When a clutch is in an engaged state, the first transmission mechanism transmits a driving force from the engine to the axle shaft. When a clutch is in a disengaged state, t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275455 | Automatic gear system The present invention broadly comprises a method for the control of a gear engagement mechanism of an automated multiple-ratio transmission having at least one drive shaft and at least one output shaft, including assigning a synchronizer to at least one gear step, a... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7263423 | Control device and control method for a vehicle At the time of the change-speed, by correcting the torque reducing portion of an output shaft during the change-speed, the revolution number of an input shaft is controlled on the basis of the corrected torque reduction correcting value. Also, the torque of said inp... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252621 | Transmission having plural clutches A transmission having plural clutches includes a first clutch for connecting and disconnecting transmission of driving force to a first input shaft including a driving gear configured to be engaged with a driven gear provided at an output shaft of the transmission d... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252622 | Transmission, and control system and control method for the transmission When torque transmission through the transmitting torque variable mechanism (e.g., an assist clutch) is changed to torque transmission through a meshing gearing after the gearshift, a controlled variable per unit time when the transmitting torque variable mechanism ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7226386 | Vehicle transmission control system Clutch pressure is reduced to an initial pressure, and a transmission operation state is stored, when a vehicle is stopped with an engine in an idling state. The clutch pressure is further reduced at a constant change rate and the amount of time is measured until th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228216 | Automatic shift control apparatus and method for manual transmission In automatic shift control apparatus and method for a manual transmission, at least one clutch is interposed between an engine and the manual transmission and a controller performs a feedback control for an engagement force of the clutch after a gear shift for the m... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7189188 | Transmission control device In an automatic transmission including a forward clutch and a lockup clutch of a torque converter which are provided on a driving-power transmitting path between an engine and a driving wheel, a vehicle driving condition is classified into a plurality of regions and... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7170284 | Blade detection sensor having an active cooling system A passive blade detection sensor exploits the electrically conductive trait of typical turbo machinery components such as fan, compressor and turbine blades. A permanent magnet is placed strategically adjacent to a wire coil to generate a single pulse/antipulse sign... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7155341 | System and method for informing vehicle environment An information system for a host vehicle is comprised of an accelerator manipulation detecting device that detects an accelerator manipulation quantity of an accelerator according to which a driver demand driving force is generated by an internal combustion engine, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7090615 | Method of controlling a vehicle and system of controlling the same At the time of shifting from one gear train among a plurality of gear trains to another gear train, a transmission for controlling a transfer torque variable mechanism and supplementing torque during shifting, during a period of transferring at least a part of torqu... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7079932 | Method for tie-up detection in an automatic transmission A method for detecting tie-up in an automatic transmission is provided. The rate of change of the output shaft acceleration is calculated by twice differentiating with respect to time the transmission output shaft speed. The calculated rate is then compared to a pre... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074160 | Controller for driving system of vehicle A control device for a drive line of a vehicle, in which a drive line from a power source to drive wheel includes a wheel control for controlling the speed of the wheels, and a connection mechanism for increasing/decreasing a torque transmission capacity between the... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7037238 | Control device and control method for a vehicle At the time of the change-speed, by correcting the torque reducing portion of an output shaft during the change-speed, the revolution number of an input shaft is controlled on the basis of the corrected torque reduction correcting value. Also, the torque of said inp... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7010405 | System and method of controlling automatic transmission A shift control system for an automatic transmission wherein shifting from a first gear ratio to a second gear ratio is carried out by releasing the hydraulic pressure of a first friction engaging element for disengagement thereof and supplying the hydraulic pressur... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6971971 | Method and system for an adaptation of an engagement of an automated clutch A clutch is operated by an actuating pressure pressure during an engaging process of the clutch. The actuating pressure is controlled over time such that predetermined characteristics for an engagement of said clutch are approximated by starting a process for changi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969339 | Control equipment for a vehicle and control method thereof A control device for a vehicle which has a function to reduce the change-speed shock when changing the speed by controlling the transmission of the vehicle. The control device performs the switching between a manual change-speed mode in which the vehicle speed can b... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6871131 | Transmission systems A method of changing gear in an automated transmission system of a motor vehicle having a multi-ratio gearbox with an input shaft and an output shaft, a take-up clutch located between the input shaft and an output shaft of an engine, a number of pairs of intermeshin... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6812828 | Method and device for the automated actuation of a clutch The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a drive motor and a gearbox with a device for automatically actuating a clutch in the drivetrain, and to a control method. According to said method, if the gear ratio is less than a threshold value and the actuatio... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6648796 | Method for controlling a damper clutch of an automatic transmission A method for controlling a damper clutch release control system which performs duty control in releasing a damper clutch for down-shifting in a sports mode decreasing gear-shift shock, is provided. The method requires determining whether a down-shift sign... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6606549 | For a four-wheel-drive vehicle 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... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602161 | Arrangement for operating the clutch in the power train of a motor vehicle The power train of a motor vehicle employs an electronic control unit which selects the extent of engagement of the friction clutch between the engine and the transmission by way of an electronic or fluid-operated actuator. The throttle valve for the engi... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6524224 | Transmission system for a straddle type vehicle A transmission system for a straddle vehicle which provides two operating modes, namely semi-automatic and automatic. With the semi-automatic transmission system, an operator only uses a switching means mounted on a sheeting bar of the vehicle for activat... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6508738 | Transmission In a transmission which transmits a power from an electrical motor 1 to a countershaft 30 with a speed change, a drive side rotating member which is coupled to a main shaft 10 experiences a rotational change along with the main shaft 10 when a shift from ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6503169 | Apparatus for controlling a power transmission device An apparatus for controlling a power transmission device, having a lockup shift valve that changes the operating state and non-operating state of the lockup mechanism, and a regulator valve that is capable of changing the pressure (line pressure) of worki... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6494803 | Hydraulic control apparatus for an automatic transmission To make it possible to maintain speeds during failures in an automatic transmission that does not have exclusive friction elements corresponding to the attainment of each speed. The hydraulic control apparatus of an automatic transmission, provided with c... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6482126 | Lockup control device A control unit controls a lockup duty ratio to be maintained at a first duty ratio, which is the minimum value within such a range as not to slip a lockup clutch, during a period of time since a decision is made to perform a shifting operation until an ac... | 11/19/2002 |
