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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967723 | Placing an automatic synchronized transmission into a starting speed A method and a apparatus for operating an automatic synchronized transmission for motor vehicles. The transmission having a countershaft design, with a countershaft parallel to input and an output shafts, which communicate with each other and the countershaft by mea... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7909730 | Method for vehicle creep torque control A vehicle and a method of operation. The method of operating the vehicle may include a method of controlling a creep torque in a vehicle having a powertrain configured to provide variable creep torque. The method may comprise the steps of: detecting a vehicle creep ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7798939 | Latching member for parking brake and cruise control A drive assembly for a working vehicle has an improved cruise control and parking brake engagement lever. The drive assembly includes a speed and direction control linkage operatively connecting the speed input mechanism with the transmission drive unit and a brakin... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7731627 | Vehicle parking control system A vehicle parking control system includes a shift-by-wire apparatus that is operated based on an electric range position signal corresponding to one of the driving range and the non-driving range of the drive unit and that switches the lock mechanism to an engaged s... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7419455 | Preventing reverse creep in a motor vehicle An apparatus and a process for the prevention of the rollback of a vehicle with a vehicle braking system (18), wherein a braking system (18) comprises a vehicle brake pressure modifying apparatus (20); a device (28, 34, 36) which are enab... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7340330 | Hybrid type vehicle driving controller, hybrid type vehicle driving control method and its program The invention has an engine maximum torque calculating processor for calculating plural engine maximum torques showing a maximum value of engine torque, and an engine limit torque calculating processor for calculating a minimum value of the respective engine maximum... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7305778 | Self-propelled working machine A self-propelled working machine has a pair of transporting parts, a working part, an engine for driving at least the working part, and a main switch for turning the engine on and off. A locomotion preparation switch produces a command for moving the transporting pa... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7261670 | Control device of hybrid drive unit A control device of a hybrid drive unit, wherein an assist prime mover is connected through a transmission to an output member, to which a torque outputted by a main prime mover is transmitted. The control device comprises a first torque correcting means for correct... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7243010 | Control apparatus for variable-cylinder engine, and control apparatus for automotive vehicle including variable-cylinder engine Providing a control apparatus for a variable-cylinder engine or a vehicle control apparatus, which permits a further improvement in the fuel economy of the vehicle Decompression-state setting means 102 is arranged to place appropriate ones of non-opera... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7212899 | Automated transmission systems An automated transmission system includes a transmission brake which is used to apply a braking torque to the transmission, while the engine torque is negative and a transmission clutch is disengaged to effect a gear downshift, in order to avoid acceleration of the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204785 | Method and device for operating especially an automatic or automated gearbox comprising a parking brake and a runaway locking mechanism The methods and devices for actuating a parking brake in a gearbox which is actuated in an automated manner, whereby gear changes are carried out by means of at least one electrically driven actuator, gear positions can be selected by means of a selector device, and... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189187 | Control apparatus and method for vehicular automatic transmission A control apparatus for a vehicular automatic transmission includes a control portion that executes a neutral control in which the control portion places the automatic transmission in a neutral state by reducing an application load on a frictional apply device insid... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7153235 | Running control device for industrial vehicle The present invention provides a running control device for an industrial vehicle that has superior driving operability and that allows easy starting and stopping on road surfaces that have sloped or stepped surface. The running control device for an industrial vehi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146262 | Control apparatus and method for vehicle A control apparatus for a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission having an apply element that is applied when the vehicle takes off from a standstill, which executes a neutral control which releases the apply element when the automatic transmission is in a ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134538 | Vehicle take-off control apparatus and method A take-off control apparatus and method is provided for a vehicle equipped with an automatic transmission having an apply element that is applied when the vehicle takes off from a standstill, which executes a neutral control that releases the apply element when the ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136735 | Adaptive hill hold for automobile applications by redundant clutch apply A vehicle having an automatic transmission includes a roll-back detector that generates a roll-back signal indicating a vehicle roll-back event. A controller receives the roll-back signal and determines whether the automatic transmission is in a forward drive mode h... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7108633 | Control apparatus for automatic transmission In a control apparatus for an automatic transmission, a return control is executed to engage a clutch that has had its engagement pressure lowered and to disengage a brake so as to resume the state of the automatic transmission from the neutral state under a neutral... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7080724 | Start control device for vehicle A start control device is provided for a vehicle that is subjected to neutral control for releasing a coupling element of an automatic transmission when the vehicle is stopped with predetermined conditions satisfied while the automatic transmission is in a forward d... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7051859 | Methods and apparatus for hill-holding transmission The hill-holding mechanism of the present invention comprises an apparatus and methodology for actuating a transmission control element to prevent the output shaft of an automatic transmission in a hybrid vehicle from rotating under certain predetermined circumstanc... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044890 | Control apparatus and method for automatic transmission A control apparatus for an automatic transmission, which executes a neutral control by which an input clutch that transmits driving force from a driving source to the automatic transmission is released when conditions, being i) a shift lever is in a position corresp... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7035724 | Vehicular control device and method of controlling the same A driving force generated by an engine is transmitted to driving wheels (not shown) via an automatic transmission. The engine is provided with an electronically controlled throttle body and the like. An E-ECU performs cooperative control when necessary, so that an o... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6969341 | Engine deceleration control system An engine deceleration control system for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is arranged to prohibit correcting an air quantity supplied to the engine when an elapsed time period from a moment of turning off of an accelerator of the engine is within a first ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6918854 | Method and system for controlling creep in automatic transmission A method and system for controlling creep in an automatic transmission, comprising a first creep torque control means which, upon generation of an accelerator- and brake-pedal undepressed state in a running mode, generates a target creep speed, the target creep spee... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6910565 | Automatic gear shifting devices and methods thereof for vehicles An automatic gear shifting device for a vehicle comprises a member coupled to a portion of a surface of the vehicle. An arm is pivotally coupled to a portion of the member. The arm is coupled to at least at least one actuator for providing reciprocating motion of th... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6875153 | Method and apparatus for automatic actuation of a vehicle component A method and an actuating arrangement for automatically actuating a component of a motor vehicle brake is actuated by an externally applied force and independently of an actuation of a brake pedal by the driver of the vehicle clutch actuation occurs at times when th... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6612966 | Vehicle securing system A vehicle securing system to prevent a motor vehicle having an automated transmission with a clutch between the transmission and the engine from rolling away after turning off the ignition. The automated transmission includes a plurality of gears and a co... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6533704 | Control system for vehicular automatic transmission A control system (a control valve CV and an electronic control unit ECU) for an automatic transmission TM performs an automatic control to select and establish a speed ratio from a plurality of speed ratios in response to the condition of a vehicle which ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6454677 | Control system for vehicular automatic transmission A control system, which creates a neutral condition if a vehicle is stationary with the brake of the vehicle being actuated and the accelerator for the engine being turned off while the transmission is set in a drive range, is equipped with a brake switch... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6411881 | System and method for controlling neutral idle operation of a vehicle A control system 32 and method for controlling neutral idle operation of a vehicle 10 is provided. The method includes measuring a brake pressure in a brake control line of vehicle 10. The control line communicates fluid to a brake 128 coupled to a wheel ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6358182 | Driving force control unit for vehicles A driving force control unit for a vehicle, which allows transmission of driving force from a driving motor to driving wheels irrespective of releasing an accelerator pedal at a certain or lower vehicle speed when a transmission is selected to a running r... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6317671 | Control apparatus for automatic transmission A control apparatus for an automatic transmission capable of sufficiently producing the effect of neutral control by reducing a period of time from stop of a vehicle to the release of an input clutch. Vehicle stop prediction means for predicting immediate... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6125315 | Throttle controller for limiting degree of opening of throttle in stall state A throttle controller is provided so as to reduce a load imposed on the drive and transmission system in the stall state in which both the accelerator and brake are depressed. The controller comprises a throttle control section for calculating a degree of... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6039673 | Control system for automatic transmission A control system for an automatic transmission including a hydraulic power transmission, a clutch, and a brake which is engaged to prevent a vehicle from rolling backward thereby establishing a hill-hold state in the speed change unit. The control system ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6023648 | Anti-creep control apparatus for automatic transmission An anti-creep control apparatus has a forward clutch control section that controls the hydraulic pressure of a forward clutch so as to slip the forward clutch when an automatic transmission is set in a drive range and the vehicle is stopped. The anti-cree... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5980422 | Hydraulic control system used in automatic transmission for vehicle The hydraulic control system includes a pressure regulating valve regulating hydraulic pressure generated by a hydraulic pump, and a pressure control valve controlling the regulated hydraulic pressure. A hydraulic pressure distributing valve set distribut... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5911646 | Control apparatus for automatic transmission When a vehicle is halted with the transmission in a forward drive range, an input clutch is disengaged to enhance the fuel efficiency and, at the same times a hill-hold brake is engaged to prevent the vehicle from rolling backward on a steep up-slope. At ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5906559 | Automatic transmission with anti-creep control apparatus An automatic transmission with an anti-creep control apparatus includes a torque converter connected to the engine, first and second friction elements, and a control unit. The first friction element is operated when the automatic transmission is put in a ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5820515 | Hill holding brake pressure as a function of hill gradient detected as a function of acceleration in a control system for automatic transmission A control system for an automatic transmission having a hydraulic power transmission for transmitting the rotation of an engine to a gear shifter; a clutch to be applied, when a forward drive range is selected, for connecting the hydraulic power transmiss... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5813940 | Transmission clutch control arrangement An arrangement for the controlled engagement and disengagement of a clutch in the transmission of a motor vehicle drive system includes an engine and an automatic transmission which can be activated electro-hydraulically. In order to avoid "stationary-sta... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5741200 | Control apparatus for an automatic transmission The invention provides a control apparatus for an automatic transmission for carrying out neutral control and hill-hold control in a range that causes no slip of a hill-hold brake. The control apparatus has a judgment unit for determining, in accordance w... | 04/21/1998 |
