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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:
Jul. 23, 1991
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshihiko Morimoto, Mitaka, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180176 ; 180179 ; 3644241 ; 74866 ;
Abstract
A control system for a motor vehicle has a continuously variable transmission, a transmission ratio control system for controlling the transmission ratio, and a cruise control system for controlling speed of the vehicle to a desired cruising speed. A resume switch is provided for producing an acceleration signal during cruising of the vehicle. In response to the acceleration signal, a throttle valve of the engine is opened, and the transmission ratio is downshifted by a predetermined value.