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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems Llc, Avon, OH (US);
Inventors:
Bernhard Trünkle, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Thomas S. Miller, Jr., Lagrange, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Avon, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/19 (2012.01); B60T 8/32 (2006.01); B60W 10/11 (2012.01); B60W 10/196 (2012.01); B60W 10/198 (2012.01); F16H 59/44 (2006.01); F16H 59/54 (2006.01); F16H 61/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/19 (2013.01); B60T 8/3215 (2013.01); B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 10/196 (2013.01); B60W 10/198 (2013.01); F16H 59/44 (2013.01); F16H 59/54 (2013.01); F16H 61/04 (2013.01); B60T 2250/04 (2013.01); B60W 2510/18 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/10 (2013.01); B60W 2710/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for disabling a retarder during a gearshift at low speeds for improved driver comfort. These embodiments recognize that power flow is interrupted during a shifting process and use that opportunity to disable the retarder at low speeds, thereby eliminating an additional, uncomfortable jolt to the driver. Several embodiments are provided.
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Trünkle, Bernhard. (2025). System and method for disabling a retarder during a gearshift at low speeds for improved driver comfort (U.S. Patent No. 12187286). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12187286
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