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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:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eugene R Braun, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Daniel G Smedley, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Russell C Holmes, Troy, MI (US);
Thomas A Gee, Allen Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
701 84 ; 701 84 ; 701 87 ; 701 90 ; 701 54 ; 477 78 ;
Abstract
A control system/method for controlling engine (12) output torque in a vehicular powertrain system (10) including an electronically controlled engine and a torque load limited drivetrain system (11) is provided. The control will sense values of a control parameter (GR, OS) indicative of potential overloading of the drivetrain at maximum engine output torque and will cause engine output torque to be limited to a value less than the maximum value thereof.