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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tsutomu Takahashi, Higashimatsuyama, JP;
Hiromi Kohno, Higashimatsuyama, JP;
Masuhiro Otsuka, Higashimatsuyama, JP;
Assignee:
Zexel Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74866 ; 3644241 ;
Abstract
In a method for controlling the gear-shift operation of a gear transmission for a vehicle in accordance with the running speed of the vehicle, in response to a command for shifting the transmission from its neutral position, the transmission is first shifted into a prescribed high gear position to detect the actual vehicle running speed and a target gear position is determined on the basis of the resulting detected vehicle running speed, whereafter the transmission is shifted into the target position.