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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:
Jan. 19, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter Bauerle, Ludwigsburg, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
477 48 ; 477 49 ; 7433 / ;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a system for automatically adjusting the gear ratio of a continuously variable transmission mounted next to the motor of a vehicle. The gear ratio is adjusted with a specific speed. The essence of the invention is that a mechanism is provided which facilitates a determination of the speed of the adjustment of the gear ratio of the transmission in dependence upon detected operating parameters. With the system of the invention, an adjustment characteristic of the transmission is obtained which is comfortable for the driver of the vehicle.