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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 15, 2018
Applicant:

Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company Llc, Leander, TX (US);

Inventors:

Stanley B. Quinn, Jr., Elmhurst, IL (US);

Alan L. Miller, Dixon, IL (US);

Scott R. Anderson, Palos Hills, IL (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/70 (2006.01); F16H 61/12 (2010.01); F16H 61/664 (2006.01); F16H 37/08 (2006.01); F16H 61/66 (2006.01); F16H 3/66 (2006.01); F16H 15/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/70 (2013.01); F16H 61/12 (2013.01); F16H 61/6649 (2013.01); F16H 3/663 (2013.01); F16H 15/28 (2013.01); F16H 37/086 (2013.01); F16H 61/6648 (2013.01); F16H 2037/088 (2013.01); F16H 2037/0886 (2013.01); F16H 2061/1208 (2013.01); F16H 2061/6601 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0039 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2005 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2023 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2041 (2013.01); Y10T 477/45 (2015.01); Y10T 477/60 (2015.01); Y10T 477/606 (2015.01); Y10T 477/613 (2015.01); Y10T 477/619 (2015.01); Y10T 477/623 (2015.01); Y10T 477/6242 (2015.01); Y10T 477/62429 (2015.01); Y10T 477/636 (2015.01); Y10T 477/637 (2015.01); Y10T 477/6352 (2015.01);
Abstract

An electronic controller for a variable ratio transmission and an electronically controllable variable ratio transmission including a variator or other CVT are described herein. The electronic controller can be configured to receive input signals indicative of parameters associated with an engine coupled to the transmission. The electronic controller can also receive one or more control inputs. The electronic controller can determine an active range and an active variator mode based on the input signals and control inputs. The electronic controller can control a final drive ratio of the variable ratio transmission by controlling one or more electronic solenoids that control the ratios of one or more portions of the variable ratio transmission.


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