Interrelated power delivery controls – including engine control – Transmission control – Including fluid drive
Patent
1994-01-18
1995-12-12
Wright, Dirk
Interrelated power delivery controls, including engine control
Transmission control
Including fluid drive
477 64, 477176, F16H 4502, F16D 4702
Patent
active
054745063
ABSTRACT:
A multiple ratio automatic transmission having a hydrokinetic torque converter in an automotive vehicle driveline wherein the torque converter has a controllable bypass clutch and wherein provision is made for changing the clutch capacity during a ratio change to reduce undesirable torque fluctuations in the driveline, thus improving shift quality while maintaining optimum hydrodynamic torque converter efficiency.
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Buch Lawrence H.
Daubenmier John A.
Greene Thomas L.
McCall Gavin F.
Palansky Bruce J.
Ford Motor Company
May Roger L.
McKenzie Frank G.
Ta Khoi Q.
Wright Dirk
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