Automatic clutch control system

Patent · Tue Nov 04 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:7241644

Mitsui, T; Kobayashi, H; Hirosawa, K

An automatic clutch control system is described for a vehicle of the type having an engine for driving a drive shaft. The engine has a throttle, and the vehicle further has a clutch for coupling the drive shaft to a driven shaft. The system comprises: first speed detecting means for detecting a rotational speed of the drive shaft; second speed detecting means for detecting the rotational speed of the driven shaft; throttle detecting means for detecting the throttle opening of the engine; clutch engagement control means for controlling the degree of engagement of the clutch in accordance with a clutch engagement control signal; and electronic control means coupled to the first and second speed detecting means. The throttle detecting means and clutch control means are for specifying, with a predetermined time period, a particular group of controlling signal data, which is assigned to a time segment corresponding to the period for clutch engagement control.

• Assignee: Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi
• Patent Number(s): US 4620624
• OSTI ID: 7241644
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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