Jan 14, 2006 ... (73) Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha. (21) Appl. No.: .... staged
transmission into and out of engagement With the engine and an actuator .....
disengaged condition at timing (time t1) Which is delayed from the reverse of ....
gearshift is carried out is not limited to the example accord ing to the ...
US 20020060114A1
(19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. N0.: US 2002/0060114 A1 Maruyama
(43) Pub. Date:
(54) VEHICLE CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT
(30)
May 23, 2002
Foreign Application Priority Data
CONDITION DETERMINING APPARATUS AND GEAR SHIFT CONTROL APPARATUS
Nov. 22, 2000
UTILIZING THE SAME DETERMINING APPARATUS
(JP) ................................ .. P. 2000-355625
A vehicle clutch engagement condition determining appa
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ratus determines the engagement condition of a clutch for disengaging an engine from a transmission. This determin
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ing apparatus estimates a motor speed corresponding value through an ECU, sets the motor speed corresponding value
Washington, DC 20036-5339 (US)
(73) Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
(21) Appl. No.:
09/988,260
(22)
Nov. 19, 2001
Filed:
to the target speed of an electric motor When a gear shift lever of the transmission is operated, determines a control current value for controlling the speed of the electric motor so that the speed of the electric motor detected matches the target speed While drive Wheels are driven by the electric motor and determines the engagement condition of the clutch based on an electric current deviation.
