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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 1985
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred Muller, Leonberg, DE;
Manfred Schwab, Gerlingen, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74866 ; 74877 ;
Abstract
The kickdown function for modifying the operation of an automatic transmission to make the higher power of a lower gear more extensively available is arranged to take place in response to several operating parameters only one of which is the operation of a kickdown switch and the normal gear pattern is restored likewise in response to any one of several parameters. The function is thus more flexibly adapted to driving conditions and avoids the excessive shifting between gear ratios that may result from more rigidly designed kickdown systems.