Selective control method of auxiliary change gear for automobile use

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To improve the drive feeling of an automobile, by checking the vehicle speed or engine revolution at the time of controlling a manual change gear and setting an optimum gear changing diagram for each stage of gear changes according to the checked values. CONSTITUTION:Besides a manual change gear, an auxiliary change gear functions through selective control of its built-in brake and clutch device by means of solenoid devices 30, 31 which are controlled by a selective controller equipped with a computer 50. The computer 50 receives signals from a speed sensor 51, throttle valve sensor 52, shift position sensor 53 and clutch sensor 54, sets and optimum speed control diagram for each stage of the manual change gear and selectively controls the auxiliary change gear according to the diagrams.

Inventors

• 👤 Hiroshi Sugimoto
• 👤 Jiro Nakano

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