US 4,610,335 AGranted

Control device for clutch and transmission in vehicles

AssigneeHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsTakeshi Miyazawa, Hiroshi Sueshige, Yutaka Niikawa, Masahide Shimokawa

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Abstract

A control device for a clutch and a transmission in a vehicle comprising a single control lever has a substantially single control lever angularly movable about at least one shaft for actuating the clutch and the transmission, a first link mechanism for transmitting angular movement of the control lever to the release lever of the clutch, a second link mechanism for transmitting angular movement of the control lever to the shifter of the transmission, and a damper for imposing a dampening force on the connection operation of the clutch. The damper has a damper stroke varying mechanism operatively cooperating with the second link mechanism for rendering the damper stroke of the damper shorter as higher-speed gears of the transmission are selected by the control lever.

Claims9

Dependent claims

A control device for a clutch and a transmission in a vehicle, comprising;

(a) a clutch including a release lever and a clutch spring, and disconnectable by said release lever;
(b) a transmission including a plurality of gears for changing the speed of said vehicle and a shifter for selecting one of said gears at a time for operation;
(c) a substantially single control lever angularly moveable about at least one shaft for actuating said clutch and said transmission;
(d) a first link mechanism for transmitting angular movement of said control lever to said release lever of said clutch;
(e) a second link mechanism for transmitting angular movement of said control lever to said shifter of said transmission;
(f) a damper for imposing a dampening force during engagement of said clutch. said damper is a hydraulic damper connected to said second link mechanism.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 06/550,302Filed 9 Nov 1983
Priority: JP 57-19694410 Nov 1982
Granted: 9 Sep 1986
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

B60W 30/18
Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of…:…
A01D 34/6806
With motor driven cutters or wheels: driving mechanisms
B60W 10/02
Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function: including control of driveline clutches
B60W 10/10
Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function: including control of change-speed gearings