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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:
Feb. 09, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuji Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Kunifumi Sawamoto, Yokosuka, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123 9015 ; 74858 ; 180197 ;
Abstract
A running state control system for a motor vehicle comprises engine output torque control means, shift detecting means, and a valve timing control system (VTC). When detecting a shifting, the shift detecting means outputs a torque cutoff command signal to the engine output torque control means so as to actuate the valve timing control system. An opening timing of intake valves is changed thereby in a direction such to decrease an engine output torque. In another aspect of the invention control is exercised over a braking torque applied to the driving wheels of the vehicle in correspondence with a traction loss or skid detected thereat.