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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Inventors:
Kushan Vora, Westmont, IL (US);
Garth H. Bulgrien, Ephrata, PA (US);
Brian A. Hartman, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Assignee:
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); F16H 61/04 (2006.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); F16H 47/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/0437 (2013.01); F16H 47/02 (2013.01); F16H 61/0204 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0425 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of shifting a transmission of a vehicle. The method includes the steps of: initiating a shift from a first gear to a second gear in the transmission; disengaging a first clutch associated with the first gear; engaging a second clutch associated with the second gear; and actively modifying a pump displacement and/or a motor displacement while the disengaging step or the engaging step are carried out. The motor is drivingly coupled to the transmission.