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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1992
Larry T Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);
Marvin P Kraska, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle having an automatic ratio control wherein provision is made for disengaging a forward-drive clutch which forms a part of the torque flow path from an engine to the torque input element of multiple-ratio gearing and for disengaging the forward-drive clutch when the vehicle is stopped and the vehicle engine is idling and wherein provision is made for engaging the clutch to condition the transmission for torque delivery, the engagement being controlled by an electronic microprocessor as part of a closed control loop, thereby minimizing inertia torque disturbances when the clutch is engaged upon the initiation of the vehicle acceleration mode from a standing start.