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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10670144 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 06, 2018

Method of operating a vehicle and a vehicle

Applicant:

Brp-rotax Gmbh & Co. KG, Gunskirchen, AT;

Inventors:

Guenther Roland, Pasching, AT;

Christian Stiebinger, Puchkirchen, AT;

Assignee:

BRP-ROTAX GMBH & CO. KG, Gunskirchen, AT;

Attorney:

BCF LLP

Primary Examiner:

Roger L Pang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/107 (2012.01); F16H 61/662 (2006.01); F16H 59/62 (2006.01); F16H 59/36 (2006.01); F16H 59/24 (2006.01); B62M 9/08 (2006.01); B62M 27/02 (2006.01); F16H 9/14 (2006.01); B60W 30/18 (2012.01); F16H 59/44 (2006.01); B62J 99/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/66272 (2013.01); B62M 9/08 (2013.01); B62M 27/02 (2013.01); F16H 9/14 (2013.01); F16H 59/24 (2013.01); F16H 59/36 (2013.01); F16H 59/62 (2013.01); B60W 10/107 (2013.01); B60W 30/181 (2013.01); B60W 30/18018 (2013.01); B60W 30/18027 (2013.01); B60W 30/18072 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0604 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0638 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0676 (2013.01); B60W 2510/104 (2013.01); B60W 2550/13 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1077 (2013.01); B62J 2099/002 (2013.01); B62K 2207/04 (2013.01); F16H 2059/366 (2013.01); F16H 2059/446 (2013.01); F16H 2061/66209 (2013.01); Y10T 477/624 (2015.01); Y10T 477/6237 (2015.01); Y10T 477/65 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method of operating a vehicle having an engine, a throttle valve and a throttle operator. A continuously variable transmission is operatively connected to the engine and has a driving pulley, a driven pulley, and a belt operatively connecting therebetween. At least one ground engaging member is operatively connected to the driven pulley and includes at least one of a wheel and a track. A piston is operatively connected to the driving pulley for applying a piston force to the driving pulley when actuated and thereby changing an effective diameter of the driving pulley. A control unit controls actuation of the piston and the piston force. The method includes determining an engine speed, and controlling the piston force based on the engine speed.

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