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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Akira Kato, Wako, JP;
Toru Kitamura, Wako, JP;
Hisashi Igarashi, Wako, JP;
Sakae Suzuki, Wako, JP;
Yasuo Takagi, Wako, JP;
Toshiaki Hirota, Wako, JP;
Jun Takahashi, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
477 95 ; 477119 ;
Abstract
A control system for an automatic transmission of an internal combustion engine installed on an automotive vehicle measures a duration over which the automatic transmission continues to be in a speed position. Downshift of the speed position of the transmission to a lower speed position is inhibited if the measured duration does not exceed a predetermined time period, when it is determined that the automotive vehicle is in a predetermined decelerating condition.