Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control inventions 10/08

20080261770 - Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle drive system: A control apparatus for a drive system of a hybrid vehicle including (a) an engine, (b) an electrically controlled differential portion which has a first electric motor, and a differential mechanism operatively connected to the engine and the first electric motor and a differential state of which is controlled by... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080261771 - Continuously variable transmission: Inventive embodiments are directed to components, subassemblies, systems, and/or methods for continuously variable transmissions (CVT). In one embodiment, a main axle is adapted to receive a shift rod that cooperates with a shift rod nut to actuate a ratio change in a CVT. In another embodiment, an axial force generating... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080261772 - Method for controlling an automatic transmission: A method for the control of an automatic transmission during a change of ratio procedure, wherein the synchronous speed of rotation (SD) for the new transmission gear-stage lies under the no-load speed of rotation (LD) of a drive motor which can be connected to the transmission and wherein a gear-stage... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080261773 - Selective freewheeling mechanism and electromechanical vehicle brake having a selective freewheeling mechanism: The invention relates to a selective freewheeling mechanism for developing an electromechanical vehicle brake (service brake) into a parking brake. The freewheeling mechanism according to the invention has an outer ring and a locking element cage which are configured as an electric motor with a rotor and a stator. The... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080261770 - Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle drive system: A control apparatus for a drive system of a hybrid vehicle including (a) an engine, (b) an electrically controlled differential portion which has a first electric motor, and a differential mechanism operatively connected to the engine and the first electric motor and a differential state of which is controlled by... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080261771 - Continuously variable transmission: Inventive embodiments are directed to components, subassemblies, systems, and/or methods for continuously variable transmissions (CVT). In one embodiment, a main axle is adapted to receive a shift rod that cooperates with a shift rod nut to actuate a ratio change in a CVT. In another embodiment, an axial force generating... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080261772 - Method for controlling an automatic transmission: A method for the control of an automatic transmission during a change of ratio procedure, wherein the synchronous speed of rotation (SD) for the new transmission gear-stage lies under the no-load speed of rotation (LD) of a drive motor which can be connected to the transmission and wherein a gear-stage... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080261773 - Selective freewheeling mechanism and electromechanical vehicle brake having a selective freewheeling mechanism: The invention relates to a selective freewheeling mechanism for developing an electromechanical vehicle brake (service brake) into a parking brake. The freewheeling mechanism according to the invention has an outer ring and a locking element cage which are configured as an electric motor with a rotor and a stator. The... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080254934 - Control device for hybrid vehicle drive apparatus: A control device for hybrid vehicle drive apparatus has a differential mechanism operative to perform a differential action and an electric motor. The control device prevents a second electric motor from reaching a high-speed rotation with a likelihood of degradation occurring in durability of the second electric motor when a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080254935 - Hybrid driving apparatus with multistage transmission provided in power transmission path and control method thereof: When a sub transmission mechanism is switched to the LO-side gear stage, a hybrid control unit executes a control operation such that vehicle speed does not exceed limit vehicle speed determined in advance in accordance with the transmission gear ratio of LO-side gear stage. Specifically, the hybrid control unit reduces... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080254936 - Differential generation power distribution system: A differential generation power distribution system to drive an all wheel driving carrier by having a rotational kinetic energy output end of a rotational power unit coupled to an intermediate transmission and control interface device containing a main transmission comprised of controllable clutches and gear shifting control means to drive... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080254937 - Automatic transmission shift control apparatus: An automatic transmission shift control apparatus is basically provided with deceleration operating condition detecting section, a first shift phase control section and a second shift phase control section. The deceleration operating condition detecting section detects a vehicle coasting condition. The first shift phase control section control a gear ratio of... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080254938 - Vehicle clutch engagement control system and method: A clutch engagement control system for a vehicle transmission. The system comprises an automatic transmission gearset and at least one hydraulic clutch coupled to the gearset. A hydraulic pressure controller is coupled to the clutch. A clutch engagement controller is coupled to the pressure controller, and an altitude sensor is... Agent: Eley Law Firm Co.

20080254940 - Control strategy for multi-mode vehicle propulsion system: A method for controlling a propulsion system for a vehicle including a transmission coupling an output shaft of the internal combustion engine to a drive wheel of the vehicle, wherein said transmission includes a lash region, the method comprising of adjusting an operating parameter of the engine so that at... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080254939 - Engine control device for work: An engine control device for a work vehicle includes: a hydraulic pump 2 driven by an engine 1; a hydraulic actuator 5 driven with pressure oil supplied from the hydraulic pump 2; a drive disallowing means 3 for disallowing drive of the hydraulic actuator with the pressure oil supplied from... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080254941 - Controlling the operating states of a torque converter clutch in an automatic transmission: A method for controlling a torque converter clutch in an automatic transmission of a vehicle that includes an engine, an accelerator pedal and wheels, the converter clutch alternately connecting and disconnecting the engine and transmission when the clutch is engaged and disengaged. The method includes determining that the vehicle is... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080254942 - Clutch controller, method for controlling clutch, and straddle-type vehicle: A clutch controller that transmits appropriate torque during engaging operation of a clutch and prevents excessive increase or decrease in engine speed. The clutch controller performs request follow-up control under which a clutch actuator is actuated based on a difference between actual transmission torque that is transmitted from a drive-side... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080248918 - Energy storage and control system for a vehicle electrified drivetrain: A system for supplying electrical energy to a partial or a total electrified drivetrain of a vehicle, the system may include an energy storage system having an energy storage system output that is excess of an operating voltage of the electrified drivetrain. A first converter having an input coupled to... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080248919 - continuously variable transmission: A continuously variable transmission for a motorcycle that provides appropriate engagement of a centrifugal clutch when a clutch shoe is worn. A control unit controls a change gear ratio to a TOP side to engage the centrifugal clutch when the centrifugal clutch is disengaged and an engine rotational speed is... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080248921 - Apparatus for operating a motor vehicle: In an apparatus and method for operating a motor vehicle having a driver request detection means for a predefined value of a set point driving speed, a brake device with brake pressure detection means, a driving speed detection means for detecting an actual driving speed, and a control unit for... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20080248920 - Method for operating an automatic or semi-automatic manual transmission of a heavy vehicle when in idle-driving mode: A method for operating a semi-automatic or automatic manual transmission of a heavy truck when driving at idle speed. The method includes supplying fuel to the engine of the heavy truck at a rate that facilitates engine-idle operation. In another step, the method engages the automatic or semi-automatic transmission in... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080248922 - Process and device for controlling a gearsift of an automatic gearbox: The present invention relates to a method for controlling an automatic transmission, which allows a gear change and, here in particular, downshifting with minimum traction interruption while the phase of reduction of the drive torque of the drive motor, the phase interruption of the frictional connection phase in the automatic... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080248924 - Shift control apparatus: An ECU executes a program that includes the steps of performing neutral shift control, clutch release control, and engine torque control when a shift is required, the ste of moving a shift selector shaft in a selecting direction when a gear is disengaged and a shift position is neutral even... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080248923 - Shifting apparatus and shifting control method thereof: An ECU executes a program including a step of detecting a running speed of a vehicle and a current gear stage of the vehicle, a step of determining whether or not shifting is required, a step of calculating a required period T(D) for performing double clutch control if shifting is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080248925 - Control device for automatic transmission: An ECU executes a program having a step (S100) of detecting engine speed NE, a step (S110) of detecting turbine speed NT, a step (S120) of calculating a slip amount N(SLP) of a torque converter as (NE-NM, a step (S130) of calculating a hydraulic pressure control value based on the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080242498 - Hybrid vehicle integrated transmission system: A transmission for an alternatively powered vehicle includes an accessory unit selectively powered by at least one of an engine and a motor associated with the transmission. Clutches are used to selectively engage and disengage the engine and motor with the accessory unit.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080242499 - Straddle-type vehicle, power unit and continuously variable transmission: A straddle-type vehicle in which drivability is ensured when starting the vehicle. The vehicle includes a control device that controls a continuously variable transmission. A plurality of driving modes “A” and “B” are set in the control device. The control device performs a first control that switches the driving mode... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080242500 - Continuously variable transmission and straddle-type vehicle: When performing kick down, during re-acceleration after decelerating, the engine sometimes races unnecessarily, and a smooth acceleration feeling is not obtained. During control by a kick down mode, when accelerating after a throttle has been fully closed, a control target value is set so as not to pass to a... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080242501 - Lock-up clutch control unit: Deterioration of drivability due to operation of lock-up clutch mechanism is prevented. When the lock-up operation zone of a lock-up clutch 26 provided in a torque converter 20 is switched from OFF-area to ON-area and to OFF-area again in a predetermined time, a lock-up clutch control unit 50 that controls... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080242502 - Vehicle overspeed system implementing impeller clutch lockout: An overspeed system for a vehicle is disclosed. The overspeed system may have a power source, a transmission unit, and a torque converter assembly operatively coupling the power source to the transmission unit. The overspeed system may also have a travel speed sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080242503 - Method for activating a freewheel function in a vehicle: A method for activating a freewheel function of a vehicle, where the vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary brake, an auxiliary braking control for controlling the braking power of the auxiliary brake between an auxiliary brake not-active position and at least one auxiliary brake active position, at least one engine,... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080242504 - Shifting point display in a motor vehicle having a manual transmission: A shifting point display for indicating shift advice is provided in a motor vehicle having a manual transmission and a control unit for the continuous determination of a current operating point of the motor vehicle. At least one characteristic upshift indication curve or a characteristic downshift indication curve is stored... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080242505 - Apparatus for and method of controlling automatic transmission: In a departure standby state in which a transmission is shifted to a drive stage and a mechanical clutch is disengaged, if a vehicle speed is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, the transmission is shifted to the neutral, and then the mechanical clutch is engaged. Then, it... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP Suite 1100

20080242506 - Vehicle control system and method: A vehicle control system including a range selector having a shift lever operated by a driver of a vehicle, a shift control device for controlling the switching of a shift range of an automatic transmission of the vehicle in accordance with the range selecting operation of the shift lever, and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080242507 - Device for actuating a diaphragm spring clutch for vehicles: The invention concerns a device for actuating a diaphragm spring clutch (20) for vehicles by means of a pneumatic, hydraulic or electric actuator (24), comprising a controller connected upstream of the actuator (24), whose output control variable actuates the actuator (24). To compensate for the strong nonlinearity of the releasing... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.