B - Operations – Transporting – 60 – K
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
60
K
74/92
B60K 17/34 (2006.01) B60K 23/08 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1258779
SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSFER CLUTCH OF A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE Abstract of the Disclosure A four wheel drive vehicle has an engine clutch for transmitting the output of an engine to a transmission, main drive wheels operatively connected to an output shaft of the transmission, auxiliary drive wheels, and a transfer clutch for transmitting the output of the transmission to the auxiliary drive wheels. A control system is provided with a steering angle sensor producing a steering signal dependent on steering angle of the vehicle, a throttle position sensor producing a signal dependent on throttle position, and a vehicle speed sensor producing a vehicle speed signal. A control unit is provided to respond to the steering signal, the throttle position signal and vehicle speed signal for controlling the torque capacity of the transfer clutch so as to reduce the torque capacity with increase of the steering angle and with decrease of the vehicle speed and degree of throttle position opening.
507728
Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Ridout & Maybee Llp
LandOfFree
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