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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Haiki, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yoshitaka Kimura, Hiroshima, JP;
Takeshi Sugimoto, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Minoru Takata, Hiroshima, JP;
Shigeaki Imaishi, Hiroshima, JP;
Yoshihisa Shikenya, Hiroshima, JP;
Tadashi Kimura, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180249 ; 180248 ; 475150 ; 477 35 ;
Abstract
A differential control system for restrictively controlling a differential, which has electromagnetically controlled clutches disposed between differentially driven shafts, is electromagnetically controlled to lock and unlock the driven shafts. The control system has a controller for restrictively applying a locking current to the differential to lock and unlock the clutches in accordance with control modes manually selected.