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Motor-vehicle antirunaway system
Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
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Filing: 1988-08-15
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Granted: 1989-12-05
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Expires: 2008-08-15
Abstract
Abstract An antirunaway system is used in a motor vehicle having an engine, a transmission displaceable between a neutral position and a plurality of different speed positions, an engageable and disengageable clutch connected between the transmission and the engine, and a brake for slowing the vehicle. The system comprises a clutch sensor for generating an output when the clutch is engaged, a transmission sensor for generating an output when the transmission is in the neutral position, a speed sensor for determining the vehicle ground speed, and a controller connected to all of the sensors and to the brake for actuating the brake and slowing the vehicle when both the outputs are being generated and when the ground speed determined by the speed sensor exceeds a predetermined limit. The controller can also or instead be connected to an alarm for issuing a warning to the driver of the runaway condition.
Inventors
- 👤 Friedrich Ehrlinger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:48
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H63/00; F16H63/40; B; B60; B60T; B60T1/00; B60T1/02; B60T1/06; B60T1/062; B60T10/00; B60T10/02; B60T13/00; B60T13/10; B60T13/58; B60T13/585; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/10; B60W10/11; B60W10/18; B60W10/184; B60W30/00; B60W30/18; B60W30/18009; B60W30/18109; B60W30/18118; B60W30/1819; F16H61/00; F16H61/16; B60W50/00; B60W50/08; B60W50/14; B60W2050/143; B60W50/02; B60W50/0205; F16H59/00; F16H59/68; F16H2059/6823; F16H59/36; F16H59/44; F16H59/50; F16H59/56; F16H59/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
In a motor vehicle having: an engine; a transmission displaceable between a neutral position and a plurality of different speed positions; an engageable and disengageable clutch connected between the transmission and the engine; and a brake for slowing the vehicle, an antirunaway system comprising: clutch sensor means for generating an output when the clutch is engaged; transmission sensor means for generating an output when the transmission is in the neutral position; speed sensor means for determining the vehicle ground speed; and control means connected to all of the sensor means and to the brake for actuating the brake and slowing the vehicle when both the outputs are being generated and when the ground speed determined by the speed sensor means exceeds a predetermined limit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
In a motor vehicle having: an engine; a transmission displaceable between a neutral position and a plurality of different speed positions; an engageable and disengageable clutch connected between the transmission and the engine; and a brake for slowing the vehicle, an antirunaway system comprising: clutch sensor means for generating an output when the clutch is engaged; transmission sensor means for generating an output when the transmission is in the neutral position; speed sensor means for determining the vehicle ground speed; and control means connected to all of the sensor means and to the brake for actuating the brake and slowing the vehicle when both the outputs are being generated and when the ground speed determined by the speed sensor means exceeds a predetermined limit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The motor-vehicle antirunaway system defined in claim 1, further comprising an alarm, the control means being connected to the alarm for actuating same when said control means actuates the brake.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The motor-vehicle antirunaway system defined in claim 2 wherein the brake includes a means for preventing locking of said brake.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The motor-vehicle antirunaway system defined in claim 2, further comprising a hydrodynamic retarder connected to the engine and actuated by the control means when said control means actuates the brake.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a motor vehicle having: an engine; a transmission displaceable between a neutral position and a plurality of different speed positions; an engageable and disengageable clutch connected between the transmission and the engine; and a brake for slowing the vehicle, an antirunaway system comprising: clutch sensor means for generating an output when the clutch is engaged; transmission sensor means for generating an output when the transmission is in the neutral position; speed sensor means for determining the vehicle ground speed; an alarm; and control means connected to all of the sensor means and to the alarm for actuating the alarm when both the outputs are being generated and when the ground speed determined by the speed sensor means exceeds a predetermined limit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
122 words
In a motor vehicle having: an engine; a transmission displaceable between a neutral position and a plurality of different speed positions; an engageable and disengageable clutch connected between the transmission and the engine; and a brake for slowing the vehicle, an antirunaway system comprising: clutch sensor means for generating an output when the clutch is engaged; transmission sensor means for generating an output when the transmission is in the neutral position; speed sensor means for determining the vehicle ground speed; an alarm; and control means connected to all of the sensor means and to the alarm for actuating the alarm when both the outputs are being generated and when the ground speed determined by the speed sensor means exceeds a predetermined limit.
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