Method of and apparatus for influencing the shifting of transmissions in the power trains of motor vehicles

An apparatus for influencing a shift process connected with a change in transmission ratio when driving a motor vehicle that has a set of driven wheels subject to, in relation to the vehicle, longitudinal and transverse forces acting thereon, comprising:

• a detector for detecting whether or not the vehicle is traveling around a curve and,
• a transmission ratio shifter that is responsive to the detector and, if the vehicle is traveling around a curve when the shift process is in progress, performs the shift process in a manner that decreases the longitudinal forces that act on the driven wheels as a result of the shift process.

An apparatus for influencing a shift process connected with a change in transmission ratio when driving a motor vehicle that has a set of driven wheels subject to, in relation to the vehicle, longitudinal and transverse forces acting thereon, comprising:

• a detector for detecting whether or not the vehicle is traveling around a curve and,
• a transmission ratio shifter that is responsive to the detector and, if the vehicle is traveling around a curve when the shift process is in progress, performs the shift process in a manner that decreases the longitudinal forces that act on the driven wheels as a result of the shift process,
• wherein the vehicle has an emergency running mode and, when traveling around a curve, an activation of the emergency running mode is delayed.

An apparatus for influencing a shift process connected with a change in transmission ratio when driving a motor vehicle that has a set of driven wheels subject to, in relation to the vehicle, longitudinal and transverse forces acting thereon, comprising:

• a detector for detecting whether or not the vehicle is traveling around a curve and,
• a transmission ratio shifter that is responsive to the detector and, if the vehicle is traveling around a curve when the shift process is in progress, performs the shift process in a manner that decreases the longitudinal forces that act on the driven wheels as a result of the shift process,
• wherein the vehicle has a normal running mode and an emergency running mode and, when traveling around a curve, an activation of the emergency running mode includes a continuous transition from the normal running mode to the emergency running mode.