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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sadanori Nishimura, Saitama, JP;
Yoji Yamada, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
192-331 ; 192-0076 ;
Abstract
A wheeled vehicle has an internal combustion engine provided with an air intake having a throttle valve. A change speed transmission drives certain of the wheels and receives power from a fluid torque converter having an impeller driven by the engine and a turbine connected to drive the change speed transmission. A clutch establishes a direct drive between the impeller and the turbine, and the clutch is closed when the vehicle speed exceeds a predetermined level but is prevented from closing when the opening in the engine throttle valve is smaller than a predetermined magnitude.