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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:
Nov. 27, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 19, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuji Kobari, Zushi, JP;
Takashi Imaseki, Zushi, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
475150 ; 475 84 ; 475231 ; 475249 ;
Abstract
A control system for controlling a differential limiting force of a limited slip differential of a vehicle includes a section for sensing a turning radius of the vehicle, a section for sensing centripetal acceleration of the vehicle, and a controller section. The controller section increases an engagement force of a differential limiting clutch of the limited slip differential in accordance with the turning radius and the centripetal acceleration.