Control system for engine-driven auxiliary equipment for vehicles

Patent · Tue Apr 21 04:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6547687

Nishikawa, M; Miyake, J; Sakurai, Y

A control system is described for controlling engine-driven auxiliary equipment for a vehicle comprising; an engine, an automatic transmission receiving power from the engine to drive a driven wheel; the automatic transmission having gear ratios (''first'', ''second''); the auxiliary equipment being driven with power from the engine; and the auxiliary equipment having transmitting-and-interrupting means for transmitting and interrupting the power from the engine to the auxiliary equipment, a central control circuit; vehicle speed detecting means for feeding the control circuit with a signal (Sv) representing an instantaneous vehicle speed (Vd); engine output detecting means for feeding the control circuit with a signal (Sth) representing an instantaneous engine output (Thd); a shift map for the automatic transmission; the shift map (Mt) having as variables thereof the speed (V) of the vehicle and the output (Th) of the engine; and the control circuit for controlling the shifting of the gear ratios depending on the shift map (Mt), wherein the control system further comprises a control map (Mc) for controlling the auxiliary equipment; the control map (Mc) being overlapped on the shift map (Mt); and the control map (Mc) having as variables thereof the speed (V) of the vehicle and the output (Th) of the engine; and the transmitting-and-interrupting means of the auxiliary equipment is controlled depending on the control map (Mc).

• Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
• Patent Number(s): US 4658943
• OSTI ID: 6547687
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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330602* -- Vehicle Design Factors-- Engine-Transmission Matching
AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
CONTROL SYSTEMS
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
GEARS
MACHINE PARTS
MAPS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MECHANICAL TRANSMISSIONS
SIGNALS
SPEED REGULATORS
VEHICLES
VELOCIMETERS
VELOCITY
WHEELS