Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Driving force control system for four-wheel drive vehicles
- Patent Title (中): 四轮驱动车辆的驱动力控制系统
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Application No.: US09820904Application Date: 2001-03-30
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Publication No.: US06493624B2Publication Date: 2002-12-10
- Inventor: Kenzo Nishida , Norihisa Nihanda
- Applicant: Kenzo Nishida , Norihisa Nihanda
- Priority: JP2000-105466 20000406
- Main IPC: B60T712
- IPC: B60T712

Abstract:
A driving force control system for a four-wheel drive vehicle. An automatic-mode transmitted torque is calculated based on operating conditions of the vehicle. When lock mode-executing conditions including operation of a lock switch by the driver are satisfied, a lock mode in which the engagement forces of the clutches are set to a lock-mode transmitted torque, including a lockable transmitted torque which can lock the front wheels and the rear wheels to each other. Further, the lock mode transmitted torque is limited depending on a traveling condition of the vehicle such that the lock-mode transmitted torque is held below the lockable transmitted torque. When the automatic-mode transmitted torque is larger than the limited lock-mode transmitted torque during the lock-mode, the engagement forces of the clutches are set to the automatic-mode transmitted torques.
Public/Granted literature
- US20010029423A1 Driving force control system for four-wheel drive vehicles Public/Granted day:2001-10-11
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