With Brake Control Patents (Class 477/170)
  • Patent number: 11040718
    Abstract: A launch control method is provided for a vehicle having an accelerator, a brake and a continuously variable transmission (CVT). The method comprises determining: (i) a braking torque set by a vehicle operator by pressing a brake pedal of the vehicle; and (ii) a holding torque required to hold the vehicle in a stationary position. The method also determines that the operator has released the brake pedal. The brake is released whilst engaging a launch clutch of the CVT, wherein the launch clutch is engaged by increasing a clutch engagement pressure at a first pressure ramp rate, such that the sum of the braking torque and a clutch torque of the clutch remains equal to the holding torque. An acceleration torque requested by the operator via the accelerator is determined. The clutch engagement pressure is increased at a second pressure ramp rate when it is determined that the braking torque is substantially zero, such that the clutch torque is increased by the acceleration torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Michael Beyer, Michael Cronin, Steven Spencer, Matthew Mauritzson, Kevin Stutzman
  • Patent number: 10955870
    Abstract: Disclosed are backhoe pedal guards for covering and protecting the foot pedals of heavy equipment machinery, including backhoes. The backhoe pedal guards are made of steel plate material, or other suitable material. They are configured for installation on or near the floorboard, partially enclosing and protecting the foot pedals, while allowing uninhibited access to the foot pedals by an operator. The backhoe pedal guards act as a safety device to prevent inadvertent engagement of a foot pedal, such as by dropping a tool onto the pedal. In an embodiment, a pair of backhoe pedal guards may be a unitary body connected by a front cross member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventors: Mike Schern, Justin Naylor, Phil Woody
  • Patent number: 9500150
    Abstract: A power control device for a cargo handling vehicle provided with a cargo handling apparatus operated by a hydraulic oil from a hydraulic pump driven by an engine includes a controller and an engine speed sensor detecting an engine speed. The controller controls an engine torque to be limited by using an engine torque limit value for limiting the engine torque, and controls the engine torque limit on the engine by an engine torque limiting unit to be canceled when the engine speed detected by the engine speed sensor is equal to or lower than a predetermined first engine speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Norihiko Kato, Yukikazu Koide, Hiroyuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9017219
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for aircraft braking and taxiing systems for use in, for example, an aircraft. In this regard, system comprising an electric motor coupled to a first transmission, a first clutch for selectively engaging the first transmission to a propulsion transmission and a brake clamping system, wherein, in response to engagement with the propulsion transmission, the electric motor drives an aircraft wheel, wherein, in response to engagement with the actuator ram, the electric motor drives the brake clamping system to apply force to an aircraft brake disk stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventor: Eric D. Cahill
  • Patent number: 8775039
    Abstract: A motorized vehicle includes a transmission system and an inch/brake device providing at least two ranges of motion. An engagement force of the transmission system is provided in a first range of motion of the inch/brake device, and a braking force of the motorized vehicle is provided in a second range of motion of the inch/brake device. An accelerator device moves between two or more positions, wherein moving the accelerator device from one position to another position causes an amount of overlap between the first and second ranges of motion of the inch/brake device to vary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: NMHG Oregon, LLC
    Inventors: Chenyao Chen, Kristian Ressler
  • Patent number: 8364362
    Abstract: A method for controlling clutch disengagement in a vehicle having an automated manual transmission including an electronically controlled clutch includes 1. sensing at least two brake pedal positions separated in time, 2. performing a differentiation of the sensed brake pedal positions, 3. comparing the result of the differentiation to a first predetermined threshold value, and 4. controlling the clutch to disengage if the result of the differentiation represents a faster brake pedal application than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Volvo Lastvagnar AB
    Inventors: Svante Karlsson, Erik Lauri
  • Patent number: 8096921
    Abstract: An integrated parking brake and clutch control system for a vehicle is provided that includes a clutch perch configured for mounting on a handlebar assembly of a vehicle. A clutch lever is pivotably coupled to the clutch perch and is pivotable between rest and clutch-applied positions, and between the rest position and a parking-brake-applied position. A brake lever is pivotably coupled to the clutch perch and is pivotable between rest and depressed positions. A lock pin is supported by and moveable with the brake lever. The clutch lever defines a pin-receiving aperture and is configured to receive respective ends of a clutch cable and a parking brake cable. The lock pin is selectively insertable into the pin-receiving aperture when the clutch lever is in the parking-brake-applied position, which prevents the clutch lever from pivoting to either the rest position or the clutch-applied position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Honda Motor Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Timothy Adam Hahn
  • Patent number: 7882920
    Abstract: A braking force application control is performed when a change in a driver's posture takes place while a brake pedal is turned on when a vehicle is stopped. As a consequence, in a case in which the driver's posture changes such as when the driver turns to a rear seat side to get something without intending to release depression of the brake pedal, creep of the vehicle that the driver does not intend to happen can be inhibited. Furthermore, the vehicle stop retention is only performed when a travelling direction is a forward direction or a seatbelt is worn. As a result, performance of the vehicle stop retention can be inhibited when it is considered that the driver intentionally desires to let the vehicle creep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignees: Advics Co., Ltd., Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Chihiro Nitta, Kazuhide Adachi, Hideaki Morita, Manabu Matsuda, Kazushi Konno, Shoko Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 7739020
    Abstract: A driving motor drives power-consuming devices and, via a clutch device, driving wheels as well. Upon actuation of a brake pedal, an electronic controller determines an input torque of the clutch device and disengages the clutch device when the brake pedal has reached a defined value that is dependent upon the input torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Jürgen Legner
  • Patent number: 7654931
    Abstract: A method of operating a drive train of a motor vehicle with a hybrid drive having an internal combustion engine, an electric motor, an automatic transmission. The drive train also having a clutch between the internal combustion engine and the electric motor, and a clutch or a torque converter between the electric motor and the automatic transmission. This arrangement enabling the internal combustion engine to be started by engaging the clutch arranged between the internal combustion engine and the electric motor, when the drive train is powered exclusively by the electric motor. The braking power, generated during an upshift in response to a drop in the rotational speed of the drive train components, is used to start the internal combustion engine, such that the energy required from the electric motor for starting the combustion engine is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Inventors: Christian Popp, Bernd Allgaier, Heinrich Zeller
  • Patent number: 7632211
    Abstract: A shift control method of a range group transmission with a multi-speed main transmission, which connects with a drive motor, via a clutch (K) and an input shaft. A transmission brake optionally engages the input shaft. At least a two range group is located downstream of the main transmission. A range change shift is accomplished by changing a gear of the main transmission and the range group. The shifting sequence is accelerated by: reducing motor torque and disengaging the clutch (K); disengaging a previous range group gear; synchronizing a new range group gear; disengaging a previous main transmission gear; engaging the new range group gear; synchronizing a new main transmission gear; engaging the new main transmission gear; and engaging the clutch (K) and increasing the motor torque, such that synchronization of the new gear occurs by influencing the input shaft of the main transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Groner, Andelko Vesenjak, Thomas Hafen
  • Patent number: 7407463
    Abstract: In a method and system for controlling a braking system, equipped with an electric parking brake, for a motor vehicle, the electric parking brake is released in response to an identification of a moving-off operation. A release instant of the electric parking brake is defined in dependence on at least one measured parameter of a clutch engagement operation. In comparison with a method and system in which, for example, the electric parking brake is released in dependence on the actuation of the accelerator by a driver, the method and system permit a more precise coordination of the deactivation of the electric parking brake with the clutch engagement operation, and thus with the moving-off operation of the vehicle, particularly in the case of a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Lucas Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf Kinder
  • Patent number: 7153235
    Abstract: The present invention provides a running control device for an industrial vehicle that has superior driving operability and that allows easy starting and stopping on road surfaces that have sloped or stepped surface. The running control device for an industrial vehicle includes an engine, a sensor that detects an operation amount of an accelerator member, a transmission that has a forward clutch and reverse clutch, a brake that applies braking to the vehicle, and a controller. The controller simultaneously controls the engine revolutions, the engaging force of the forward clutch and reverse clutch and the braking force of the brake in accordance with the operation amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignees: Komatsu Forklift Co., Ltd., Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Takamura, Takeo Kato, Takayuki Mori
  • Patent number: 7035727
    Abstract: The present invention provides in one embodiment a method for controlling vehicle creep control. Measurements are received from a brake pedal sensor, where the measurements are indicative of a brake pedal travel. A target creep speed value is derived based on the measurements of creep speed and the brake pedal travel. A request for wheel torque is derived based on the target creep speed. There is a determination of the difference between a measurement of vehicle creep speed and the target creep speed value. The request for wheel torque is adjusted, if the target creep speed is not equivalent to the vehicle creep speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen De La Salle, Mathew Breton, Rongjun Zhang, Michael Larsen
  • Patent number: 6902511
    Abstract: A vehicle driving force control apparatus is provided for a vehicle to prevent a shock from being generated when a clutch disposed between a subordinate drive source and subordinate drive wheels is transferred to a disengaged state during vehicle travel. When a transition is made from a four-wheel drive state to a two-wheel drive state, and a clutch is released during vehicle travel, the motor torque is maintained constant at a level of a clutch-release torque required by the electric motor as the output for bringing the torque on the clutch substantially to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Nissan Motor, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouichi Shimizu, Hiroyuki Ohya
  • Patent number: 6875153
    Abstract: A method and an actuating arrangement for automatically actuating a component of a motor vehicle brake is actuated by an externally applied force and independently of an actuation of a brake pedal by the driver of the vehicle clutch actuation occurs at times when the speed of the vehicle is substantially zero, or when the vehicle rolls backward with the gearbox engaged in a forward gear, or when the vehicle rolls forward with the gearbox engaged in a reverse gear. Clutch wear and tear is thereby reduced. Additionally, the vehicle clutch can also be automatically actuated by an externally applied force, to engage or to disengage the clutch based upon predetermined operating parameters of components of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: LuK Lamellen und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Thomas Jäger, Hubert Friedmann
  • Publication number: 20040185986
    Abstract: The present invention provides a running control device for an industrial vehicle which has superior driving operability, and which allows easy starting and stopping in place on road surfaces that have a slope or step parts. In a running control device for an industrial vehicle which comprises an engine, a sensor that detects an operation amount of an accelerator member, a transmission which has a forward clutch and reverse clutch, a brake that applies braking to the vehicle, and a controller which controls an engaging force of the forward clutch and reverse clutch and a braking force of the brake during the running of the vehicle, and which controls the engine revolutions on the basis of the operation amount, a construction is used in which the controller simultaneously controls the engine revolutions, the engaging force of the forward clutch and reverse clutch and the braking force of the brake in accordance with the operation amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Masayuki Takamura, Takeo Kato, Takayuki Mori
  • Publication number: 20040067818
    Abstract: The life of a clutch is prolonged via bypassing a clutch of a gearbox and engaging a machine braking system. A change in speed or direction of a gearbox output shaft is accomplished by a management controller sending a signal through a signal transmission system to bypass the clutch and engage the machine braking system. The method includes the steps of generating a signal; processing the signal by the management controller, sending a signal to bypass the clutch; and sending a signal to engage the vehicle braking system to change the speed or direction of rotation of the gearbox. Because changes of speed and/or direction of rotation of the output shaft are assisted by the machine braking system and the clutch is at least partially bypassed, it is ensured that the braking function of the starting clutch is considerably reduced or even eliminated. This leads to a considerable reduction in wear on the clutch, so that its service life can be greatly increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Applicant: CLAAS Industrietechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Obermeier-Hartmann, Ulrich Blumenthal
  • Patent number: 6155956
    Abstract: A vehicle equipped with a system (30) for automatically disengaging and engaging a friction clutch (13) coupling between an engine (11) and a transmission (16). The vehicle is also equipped with an automatic brake system (34) for automatically applying and releasing a brake to and from wheels (43). The automatic clutch disengagement/engagement system (30) performs high speed clutch engagement at the time of restarting the vehicle. The automatic brake system (34) releases the brake upon completion of the quick clutch engagement. The quick clutch engagement occurs in a clutch play range. The amount of quick clutch engagement is determined by depression of an accelerator pedal (10). Since the accelerator depression varies from when the vehicle is started on a flat road to when on an inclination, an optimum brake releasing is effected regardless of the road inclination if the timing of brake release is determined in this manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: Isuzu Motors Limited
    Inventor: Masahiko Hayashi
  • Patent number: 5964122
    Abstract: A dual control device for selectively actuating a brake, a clutch or an accelerator of a driving school vehicle having at least one mechanical sensor which generates an electrical signal corresponding to an action of a foot of the user. An electrical circuit receives this electrical signal so as to actuate on electric motive member. The electric motive member has an output mechanical element affixed to an end of an actuating flexible element and connected to one of the pedals. The output mechanical element applies an axial stress on the flexible element when the motive member is actuated. The axial stress applied to the flexible element being applied onto the pedal so as to pull the pedal toward the floor of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Inventors: Henri Bonnard, Francisco Rivas, Michel Santalucia
  • Patent number: 5603674
    Abstract: A set of motor vehicle controls for the assistance of invalid drivers, especially those handicapped in the lower limbs, is provided. The system includes a set of controls mounted on the steering wheel for operating the accelerator and the brake, a set of controls mounted on the gear shaft lever for operating the clutch and brake, a set of motors controlling the position of each of the brake, clutch, and accelerator, at least one member transmitting commands to all controls by one of a wire control system and wire-free control system, at least one unit transmitting from each of the motors to the corresponding pedal, and an electronic unit controlling the motors. The system may be employed in any motor vehicle with a mechanical or automatic gear box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Inventors: Francisco Rivas, Michel Santa-Lucia
  • Patent number: 5551932
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed which prevents occurrence of an engine stalling in a power train of an automotive vehicle, including an engine and a lock-up type automatic transmission. The apparatus is operative during a braking operation of the vehicle and includes an engine controller to perform an idling speed control for the engine, and a transmission controller to perform a lock-up releasing control for releasing the torque converter from the lock-up mode. When the lock-up releasing control is being performed, the engine controller continuously performs the idling speed control and thereby prevents occurrence of engine stalling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Ishii, Yoshihide Shinso, Kosei Murata, Shigeki Shimanaka, Shuji Kurokawa, Hideharu Yamamoto, Makoto Shiomori