Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gear change control device, straddle-type vehicle, and method of controlling gearbox
- Patent Title (中): 变速控制装置,跨骑式车辆及变速箱控制方法
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Application No.: US12036081Application Date: 2008-02-22
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Publication No.: US07896776B2Publication Date: 2011-03-01
- Inventor: Kengo Minami , Makoto Kosugi
- Applicant: Kengo Minami , Makoto Kosugi
- Applicant Address: JP Iwata-shi
- Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Iwata-shi
- Agency: Rabin & Berdo, PC
- Priority: JP2007-043645 20070223; JP2007-231135 20070906
- Main IPC: B60W10/02
- IPC: B60W10/02 ; B60W10/04

Abstract:
Riding comfort of a vehicle is improved by reducing deceleration and acceleration exceeding the expectation of a rider due to gear changes. A gear change control device calculates current torque being transmitted from a drive-side member of a clutch to a driven-side member of the clutch, and calculates post-completion torque estimated to be transmitted from the drive-side member to the driven-side member after the completion of engagement of the clutch. The gear change control device then controls the degree of engagement of the clutch according to the difference between the current torque and the post-completion torque, and receives a next gear change command according to the difference between the current torque and the post-completion torque.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080207399A1 Gear Change Control Device, Straddle-Type Vehicle, and Method of Controlling Gearbox Public/Granted day:2008-08-28
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