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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316223 | Device for detecting malfunction in evaporated gas purging system An evaporated gas control system mounted on an automotive vehicle includes a canister for absorbing gas evaporated from a fuel tank and a purging passage for purging the evaporated gas into an engine. The purging passage is branched out to two passages, an upstream ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7234556 | One-touch cruise control system A vehicle cruise control system comprises a plurality of pre-set cruise control speed buttons and cruise control logic circuitry coupled to the pre-set cruise control speed buttons. Each one of the pre-set cruise control speed buttons corresponds to a respective pre... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7172043 | Constant speed running control apparatus for vehicle and method thereof When a constant speed running control is released during a changing operation of target vehicle speed, a target vehicle speed in just before the changing operation of target vehicle speed is set to a target vehicle speed at the time when the constant speed running c... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7093686 | Cruise control device for vehicles A cruise control device for vehicles includes a pedal shaft formed at a linking part of an accelerator of the vehicle, a gear rotatably fitted on the pedal shaft, and an adjusting unit releasably engaged with the gear for adjusting the position of an accelerator ped... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7000722 | Operating device for a cruise control system of an automobile vehicle A device for the operating of an automative cruise control system for an automobile vehicle comprises means to separate the travel of the accelerator pedal into two parts. The depressing of the pedal in the first travel part engages the automotive cruise control sys... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6865471 | Method and apparatus for controlling vehicle cruise A vehicle cruise control apparatus is provided for controlling a vehicle to run at a set speed desired by a driver. The apparatus stores a state in which the driver inputs a set speed (for example, the number of times the driver inputs the set speeds and a period at... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6542793 | Pedal apparatus for vehicles and a vehicle equipped with the same There is provided a pedal apparatus for vehicles, which comprises a pedal reaction-force addition means 4 for adding a reaction force to a pedal 1 of a vehicle, a pedal force detection means 2 for detecting a force added to the pedal 1, a pedal reaction-f... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6424905 | Vacuum actuated vehicle speed control system A method and system adjusts powertrain controls to avoid significant deviations from set speed during speed control operation. Low vacuum conditions of a reservoir vacuum resulting from high load conditions are detected and eliminated through the initiati... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6363310 | Apparatus and method for vehicle speed control An apparatus and method for controlling the speed of a vehicle, the apparatus manipulates a cable having one end secured to a throttle and the other secured to a motor for applying a force to the cable. A motor controller provides commands to the motor an... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6002973 | Process for changing an electronic memory for use-related data of a vehicle In the case of a process for changing an electronic memory for use-related data of a vehicle, the changed new data and the old data maintained in the memory are sent to a comparator, in which case the comparator permits the taking-over or acceptance of th... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5713428 | Apparatus for regulating the speed of a motor vehicle The vehicle speed control arrangement according to the invention has a cruise control function module and a limitation function module to limit the speed to a variable, specified limiting speed which separates a range of permitted speeds from a range of s... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5524724 | Throttle valve control apparatus A throttle valve control apparatus serves to electrically drive a throttle valve which adjusts a rate of air flow into an engine mounted on a vehicle. The throttle valve control apparatus includes a lever connected to the throttle valve for movement in an... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5507361 | Control system for influencing the speed of a motor vehicle A control system for influencing the speed of a motor vehicle. The invention is characterized in that the retarder controller and the pertaining servomechanism already available in a vehicle with an installed retarder is in traction operation additionally... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5383719 | Hydraulic braking systems for vehicles In an hydraulic braking system for vehicles solenoid-controlled valves are located in brake lines between the master cylinder and brakes on front and rear wheels of the vehicle. The solenoid-controlled valves are adapted to operate independently of each o... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5330025 | Suspension control system In a suspension control system, a constant speed travel control device controls throttle control unit according to information from a control switch unit and a vehicle speed sensor, to control the vehicle speed, and, when necessary, applies an over-drive ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5243526 | Output control apparatus for vehicle An output control apparatus for a vehicle which includes a torque reduction device for reducing driving torque of an engine independent of manipulation by the driver and a filter device for outputting a corrected longitudinal direction acceleration, varyi... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5230400 | Vehicle cruise control system A cruise control system for vehicles uses a video camera to follow a vehicle driving ahead at a constant distance and speed on a highway. The system detects the distance to a vehicle and a relative speed to set the upper and lower limitations for the dist... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5217086 | Control system for a vehicle A control system for a vehicle has a continuously variable automatic transmission, an automatic transmission control system for controlling the automatic transmission, and a cruise control system for controlling speed of the vehicle to a desired cruising ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5154250 | Automatic speed control system An automatic speed control system has a device for detecting an actual speed of vehicle, a device for setting a target speed of the vehicle, and a device for controlling the actual speed so that it approaches the target speed by adjusting a throttle openi... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5119899 | Driver override control logic for a motor vehicle powertrain control system A driver override of a cruise control system is detected and employed to suitably alter the powertrain controls. A driver override of the cruise control system is detected by a lack of correspondence between the engine throttle position and the cruise con... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5107947 | Automatic car-speed controller An automatic car-speed controller is provided with a car-speed sensor, a command switch, a car-speed memory, an actuator, a control mechanism, and a holding circuit for cutting off an electric current to the actuator according to a braking operation and m... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5033570 | Fixed operating speed control device A fixed speed control device including a predetermined vehicle operating speed controller, a release time limit set-up system, a release switch system, and a memory system, which are all electronically connected to an electronic control circuit. The fixed... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5012419 | System and method for automatically controlling vehicle speed to desired cruise speed A system and method for automatically controlling a vehicle speed to a desired cruise speed are disclosed in which when the vehicle speed is reduced by a first predetermined value from a set and stored cruise speed at which the vehicle is cruising during ... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4972918 | Engine output control device and constant vehicle speed control release switch An engine output control and a constant vehicle speed control switch adapted to effect easy release of the control. The control comprises a throttle grip, a valve link with a return spring and a constant speed control, and a cable connecting these element... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4934476 | Vehicle speed control system A vehicle speed control system compares current vehicle speed against a target vehicle speed and automatically controls the position of the throttle valve of an engine in accordance with the difference therebetween for reducing the difference. A plurality... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4905785 | Intermediate governor system An intermediate governor system is provided that restricts fuel supply in response to road speed. The system is programmable by the owner to an intermediate road speed that the truck cannot exceed in lower gears and a top road speed that can be achieved i... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4889033 | Pneumatic actuator In a pneumatic actuator wherein air pressure in a diaphragm compartment (38) is changed by controlling solenoid valves (39, 39 and 41) thereby to output a displacement; an intake solenoid valve (39) has a spring (30h) which penetrates a center part of a f... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4877101 | Constant-speed control device for a vehicle A constant-speed control device for a vehicle including a fuel cut device and a suspending device which suspends a fuel cut operation. An actuator is provided for controlling a throttle valve so that the vehicle runs at a constant speed. The fuel cut devi... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4876948 | Constant speed holding device for vehicle A wire mounting structure for a vehicle cruise control has an upper plate 20a of a connector 20 formed with a through-hole 21a and a notch 22, and a lower plate 20b formed with an enlarged hole 21b for receiving the lower end of a rod 6b.... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4864992 | Pneumatic constant-velocity running apparatus A pneumatic constant-velocity running apparatus employing a diaphragm type actuator in which a portion or the whole of a control circuit for the actuator is made of a hybrid IC and the hybrid IC portion with a protector is fixedly mounted onto the outer s... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4823902 | Constant-speed cruising apparatus For constant-speed cruising of a car, a throttle valve in a carburetor of a car is controlled by a motor-driven actuator through an improved variable-length lever mechanism. The variable-length lever mechanism has four arms which are movably connected thr... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4790403 | Output condition monitor apparatus for a velocity sustaining device A vacuum actuator for actuating the throttle valve of a vehicle is driven by a surge tank via three valves which are actuated by their respective solenoids. These solenoids are energized by their respective driver circuits. The input signal applied to eac... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4747460 | Fail-safe circuit of a fixed speed traveling apparatus A fail-safe circuit of a fixed speed traveling apparatus wherein there are provided with a control valve for introducing an engine negative pressure to an actuator which controls a throttle opening degree, a release valve for introducing an atmospheric pr... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4738331 | Electric motor driven speed control A speed control device for a motor vehicle uses a conventional DC electric motor. The motor has a freewheeling shaft, unless power is supplied. An advancing linkage connected between the shaft and throttle advances the throttle when power is supplied. A p... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4736813 | Cruise control system for vehicle A cruise control system for a vehicle having an automatic transmission comprises a constant speed driving device having an actuator for changing the amount of fuel to be fed to the engine, a first controller for controlling the actuator to control the amo... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4709595 | Cruise control system for vehicle A cruise control system for a vehicle having an automatic transmission comprises a vehicle speed sensor for detecting the actual vehicle speed, an engine output power control mechanism, and a vehicle speed controller which compares the actual vehicle spee... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4697478 | Automatic cruise control system for a motor vehicle An automatic vehicle cruise speed control system having an electronic control unit for controlling the engine throttle valve in accordance with the vehicle speed to maintain the speed at a substantially constant value. In an operation on a slope, the tran... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4606425 | Vehicle speed control apparatus A vehicle speed control apparatus for automatically maintaining the vehicle speed of an automobile at a desired speed without the operation of the accelerator pedal, which apparatus includes an increase switch and a speed-increase means for continuously i... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4580537 | Automatic speed control system for motorcycles Two embodiments of automatic speed control devices for motorcycles that permits release of the device from automatic mode in response to throttle closing movement of the accelerator grip. In one embodiment, the release is effective by permitting a protect... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4535865 | Cruise control system for automotive vehicle A cruise control system for an automotive vehicle, which automatically controls the throttle valve opening to maintain the vehicle speed constant without a driver's operation of the accelerator pedal once the vehicle speed is set to a desired value, is de... | 08/20/1985 |
