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US 6,634,983 B2Granted
Vehicle clutch control device
AssigneeIsuzu Motors Limited
InventorNobuyuki Nishimura
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Abstract
A vehicle clutch control system that can prevent an engine (222) from racing when a friction clutch (304) is disengaged and engaged. When a driver stamps an accelerator pedal (206) over a predetermined depth at the time of completion of transmission gear speed change, clutch engagement is prohibited if a clutch rotation speed is slower than a prescribed speed, or an accelerator is maintained to a 0% opening position.
Claims14
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle clutch comprising:
- an engine controller for normally instructing an opening degree of an accelerator to an engine in accordance with an amount of stamping of an accelerator pedal but instructing 0% opening to the engine when the accelerator pedal is stamped over a predetermined value at a time of completion of transmission gear speed change, and a rotation speed of a clutch is slower than a prescribed speed.
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle clutch comprising:
- first means for instructing an opening degree of an accelerator to an engine in accordance with an amount of stamping of an accelerator pedal;
- and
- second means for instructing 0% opening to the engine when the accelerator pedal is stamped over a predetermined value at a time of completion of transmission gear speed change, and a rotation speed of a clutch is slower than a prescribed speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.