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Patent No.:

US 9726284 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2015

Neutral-hold mode system and method

Applicant:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Virgil Philip Adams, Jr., Raymond, OH (US);

Ryo Harada, Raymond, OH (US);

Takashi Tezuka, Raymond, OH (US);

David B. Jackson, Raymond, OH (US);

Hiroyuki Kuki, Raymond, OH (US);

Dennis P. Parker, Jr., Raymond, OH (US);

Assignee:

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Arent Fox LLP

Primary Examiner:

Ramya Burgess

Assistant Examiner:

David Morris

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 63/48 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/10 (2012.01); F16H 63/34 (2006.01); F16H 59/50 (2006.01); F16H 59/74 (2006.01); F16H 61/20 (2006.01); F16H 61/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 63/48 (2013.01); F16H 63/3491 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/10 (2013.01); B60W 2510/24 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); B60W 2560/00 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01); F16H 59/50 (2013.01); F16H 2059/746 (2013.01); F16H 2061/168 (2013.01); F16H 2061/207 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for maintaining a vehicle including a shift-by-wire transmission in a neutral-hold mode is provided. The system includes a transmission control unit in signal communication with the shift-by-wire transmission and an internal control unit of the vehicle. The transmission control unit is configured to control a gear configuration of the shift-by-wire transmission. An external control unit is in signal communication with the transmission control unit. The external control unit is configured to transmit a neutral-hold mold activation signal.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Adams, Jr., Virgil. (2017). Neutral-hold mode system and method (U.S. Patent No. 9726284). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9726284

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