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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:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
May. 25, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hirofumi Okahara, Isehara, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
477169 ; 477 64 ; 477174 ; 477176 ;
Abstract
A control system for an engine-CVT drivetrain controls torque transmitting capacity of a lock-up clutch in response to drop of operator's power demand to keep hydraulic drive of a fluid coupling operable until a predetermined period of time passes after the subsequent increase of operator's power demand.