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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2012
Applicants:
Richard Clarke, Coventry, GB;
Simon Sutton, Coventry, GB;
Kevin Holt, Coventry, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED, Whitley, Coventry, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 1/00 (2006.01); B60T 1/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/184 (2012.01); F16H 63/48 (2006.01); F16H 63/34 (2006.01); F16H 59/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 1/005 (2013.01); B60T 1/062 (2013.01); F16H 63/486 (2013.01); B60W 10/182 (2013.01); B60W 10/184 (2013.01); F16H 63/3416 (2013.01); F16H 63/48 (2013.01); F16H 2059/446 (2013.01);
Abstract
In response to driver selection of PARK, a vehicle transmission is commanded to momentarily select and hold NEUTRAL before PARK, while a vehicle wheel brake is applied. Such an arrangement avoids trapping torque in the driveline, and thus can obviate pawl 'thump' when PARK is next disengaged.