US4823646A
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Apparatus for controlling automatic gear transmission
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1987-03-17
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Granted: 1989-04-25
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Expires: 2007-03-17
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus for controlling an automatic gear transmission and for modifying an optimum gear position based on the engine output and the running resistance for the optimum gear position. If the optimum gear position is a shift-up from the present gear position, the shift-up to the optimum gear position is inhibited when the running resistance is larger than the engine output. If the optimum gear position is the present gear position, the gear transmission is shifted down when the running resistance is larger than the engine output for the present gear position.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Yoshimura
- 👤 Youichi Iida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:24
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H59/00; F16H61/00; F16H61/02; F16H61/0202; F16H61/0204; F16H61/0213; B; B60; B60K; B60K31/00; F16H59/14; F16H2059/142; F16H59/74; F16H2059/743; F16H2061/0075; F16H2061/0096; F16H2061/0234; F16H59/18; F16H59/36; F16H59/44; F16H59/60; F16H59/66
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
162 words
An apparatus for controlling an automatic gear transmission of a motor vehicle having an engine with an output and being subjected to a running resistance, the automatic gear transmission having a present gear position said apparatus comprising: arithmetic means, operatively connected to receive an optimum gear position, for computing a maximum output of the engine for the present gear position if the optimum gear position is the present gear position; arithmetic means, operatively connected to receive an optimum gear position, for computing an engine output corresponding to the running resistance of the motor vehicle for the present gear position; comparison means for comparing the computed maximum output of the engine and the computed engine output; and command modifying means for modifying the optimum gear position to a lower gear position and commanding a shift-down when the computed engine output corresponding to running resistance is larger than the computed maximum engine output based on the result of comparison effected by said comparison means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
162 words
An apparatus for controlling an automatic gear transmission of a motor vehicle having an engine with an output and being subjected to a running resistance, the automatic gear transmission having a present gear position said apparatus comprising: arithmetic means, operatively connected to receive an optimum gear position, for computing a maximum output of the engine for the present gear position if the optimum gear position is the present gear position; arithmetic means, operatively connected to receive an optimum gear position, for computing an engine output corresponding to the running resistance of the motor vehicle for the present gear position; comparison means for comparing the computed maximum output of the engine and the computed engine output; and command modifying means for modifying the optimum gear position to a lower gear position and commanding a shift-down when the computed engine output corresponding to running resistance is larger than the computed maximum engine output based on the result of comparison effected by said comparison means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said command modifying means includes means for modifying the optimum gear position to a gear position which is one gear position lower than the optimum gear position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further including means for ascertaining whether a prescribed time has elapsed after a gear shift to the present gear position when said optimum gear position is the present gear position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further including means for ascertaining whether the present gear position is a gear position higher than a predetermined gear position when said optimum gear position is the present gear position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the motor vehicle has an accelerator pedal and said apparatus, further includes means for determining an amount of the accelerator opening; and means for ascertaining whether the amount of accelerator opening is of a fully open position when the optimum gear position is the present gear position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further including means for ascertaining whether the engine overruns when the gear transmission is shifted down to a prescribed gear position when said optimum gear position is the present gear position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
53 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further including: decision counter means for counting occurrences of the computed engine output corresponding to running resistance being larger than the computed maximum engine output for the present gear position; and means for ascertaining whether the count of said decision counter means has reached a predetermined number.
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