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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2019
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy A. Fohrenkamm, River Falls, WI (US);
Rebecca A. Springman, Centerville, MN (US);
Kelly S. Meemken, Savage, MN (US);
Assignee:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/00 (2006.01); B60K 28/08 (2006.01); B60K 28/10 (2006.01); F02D 41/02 (2006.01); B60K 26/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 31/0058 (2013.01); B60K 28/08 (2013.01); B60K 28/10 (2013.01); F02D 41/0225 (2013.01); B60K 26/04 (2013.01); B60K 2026/043 (2013.01); B60K 2031/0091 (2013.01); F02D 2200/501 (2013.01);
Abstract
A smart governor system that intercepts and adjusts throttle commands when certain criteria are met based on vehicle operations and a user-selected transmission mode. The governor, when engaged, reduces a throttle command in order limit engine and/or ground speed.