Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for inhibiting top gear at winding road driving
- Patent Title (中): 蜿蜒道路驾驶时抑制顶轮的系统及方法
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Application No.: US13928992Application Date: 2013-06-27
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Publication No.: US09037367B2Publication Date: 2015-05-19
- Inventor: Tai J. Ly
- Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US KY Erlanger
- Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US KY Erlanger
- Agency: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
- Main IPC: F16H61/16
- IPC: F16H61/16

Abstract:
A control system having at least one sensor collecting data from a vehicle component such as a steering wheel. A processor determines if the data collected from the sensor is above or equal to a predetermined level. If the processor determines that the data is above a predetermined level, the processor indicates to the controller that the data is above that predetermined level and requires a prevention of upshifting of the transmission. A method of including controlling the transmission of a vehicle by a control system, sensing at least one vehicle property by a sensor in acquiring data relating to that property, storing the data in a data storage unit, determining if the data is above a predetermined level and sending a signal to a transmission of the vehicle if the data is above a predetermined level thereby preventing upshift of the transmission to the top two gears.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150006048A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING TOP GEAR AT WINDING ROAD DRIVING Public/Granted day:2015-01-01
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