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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2002
Filed:
May. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasutaka Kawamura, Atsugi, JP;
Masato Koga, Atsugi, JP;
Masatoshi Akanuma, Fujisawa, JP;
Mitsuru Watanabe, Hadano, JP;
Satoshi Takizawa, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeki Shimanaka, Hadano, JP;
Hiroyasu Tanaka, Zama, JP;
Junya Takayama, Oomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/112 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/112 ;
Abstract
An alarm is emitted when a vehicle attempts to start when the speed ratio of a toroidal continuously variable transmission is small. A sensor ( ) detects that the speed ratio is smaller than a predetermined range. A microprocessor ( ) controls an alarm ( ) to operate when an ignition switch ( ) is in a position for starting an engine, while the speed ratio is smaller than the predetermined range.