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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Robert Anderson, Dunlap, IL (US);
James Landes, East Peoria, IL (US);
David Dickrell, East Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Anderson, Dunlap, IL (US);
James Landes, East Peoria, IL (US);
David Dickrell, East Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/66 (2006.01); F16H 59/72 (2006.01); F16H 59/36 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/0213 (2013.01); F16H 2061/023 (2013.01); F16H 2312/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic control system for an automatic transmission having an alternate forward start gear, a lower forward start gear and a lower forward start gear lock our feature, in which the electronic control system can sense from various conditions when more power to the drive train is needed and cause the automatic transmission to automatically downshift to the lower forward start gear.