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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.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1980
Filed:
May. 03, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Helmut Espenschied, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74858 ; 74859 ; 74860 ;
Abstract
A control unit senses when a gear change command signal is generated and thereupon interrupts the supply of fuel to the engine for a predetermined time, for example about 100 milliseconds. Upon down-shifting, the interruption of fuel supply is delayed to permit the engine to accelerate, thereby simulating double clutching the engine. Fuel supply is interrupted by interrupting injection pulses to an electronic fuel injection system or, if the engine is carburetor-equipped, by supplying air to a bypass connected to the carburetor.