1507 results about "Manual transmission" patented technology

Lubricating oil compositions having excellent thermal and oxidative stability, wear control, copper corrosion control and compatibility with seal materials comprising a mineral oil having a) a Viscosity Index of greater than 110 and an aniline point of greater than 110 DEG C. and / or b) a linear+single ring paraffin content of greater than 68 wt %, and at least one polymer selected from olefin (co) polymer(s), polyalkyl (meth) acrylate(s) and mixtures thereof. The lubricating oil compositions are particularly useful as manual transmission and axle lubricants.

A method for determining a driver's driving skill of a vehicle using transmission shift information. The method includes providing an ideal transmission shift map based on throttle position and vehicle speed. The method also includes monitoring an actual transmission shift point performed by the driver and comparing an actual transmission shift point to the transmission shift map to identify a shift-error distance on the map. The method also includes comparing the shift-error distance to a predetermined threshold and classifying the driver's driving skill based on the comparison of the shift-error distance to the threshold.

The present disclosure provides systems and methods to detect and reduce any high driveline torsional levels, such as due to the cylinder deactivation in variable displacement system engines or aggressive lock-up strategies for fuel efficiency, in automobile transmissions. The present disclosure utilizes a controller in an automobile to operate a computationally thrifty method for quickly detecting noise and vibration disturbances in the transmission. This quick detection enables fuel economic calibrations that aggressively reduce the disturbances by controlling slip in a launch device of the transmission. As problem disturbances arise, they are detected before occupants notice objectionable behavior. Once detected, the disturbances are reduced, such as by increasing launch device slip, which effectively intercepts the objectionable disturbances before they are transferred through the entire drivetrain. The present disclosure can also apply to launch devices in Dual Clutch Transmissions and Electronically-controlled Manual Transmissions.

A LSG four wheel drive hybrid vehicle drive mechanism with its front wheel drive adopts engine and crankshaft installed disk generator, automatic clutch and manual transmission MT or directly using AMT automatic transmission to form the drive system, with the ISG generator installed on the engine and the automatic clutch or AMT automatic transmission, with the rear wheel drive using rear wheel drive generator, rear wheel drive decelerator and differential formed electric rear axle. The overall drive scheme is simple, effective, low in cost, easy for realization, with relatively ideal vehicle matching and control effect.

A method and system for controlling output torque of an internal combustion engine during a gearshift in an automatic shift manual transmission coupled to the engine is disclosed. The transmission includes a multiplicity of gears and a clutch actuated by a transmission control unit (TCU), which controls clutch disengagement, gear change, and clutch re-engagement. The engine includes an engine control unit in communication with the TCU. The method includes determining engine operator demanded engine torque; sending a signal to the engine control unit in response to actuation of the clutch; and, computing in the engine control unit in response to the sent clutch actuation signal and the determined engine operator demanded engine torque, a control signal for the engine, such engine, in response to such control signal changing engine torque during the gear change to substantially match demanded engine torque when the clutch is re-engaged.

A hybrid drive of a motor vehicle having an automated manual transmission with two input shafts and a common output shaft. The first input shaft can be connected to the drive shaft of an internal combustion engine by a clutch and can be brought into a drive connection to the output shaft by a first group of shiftable gearwheel sets. The second input shaft has a drive connection to the rotor of an electric machine, which can operate as a motor and a generator, and can be brought into a drive connection with the output shaft by a second group of selectively shiftable gearwheel sets. The input shafts can be coupled by coupling-shift element. The hybrid drive is provided with a second electric machine, which can operate as a motor and a generator and has a rotor that can be connected to the first input shaft.

The invention provides a manual transmission lubricating oil composition. The manual transmission lubricating oil composition comprises (a) at least one mineral oil and / or synthetic oil with high viscosity index, (b) at least one viscosity index improving agent, (c) at least one pour point depressant, (d) at least one phosphorus-containing antiwear agent, (e) at least one sulfur-containing extreme pressure agent, (f) at least one friction improving agent, (g) at least one clean dispersion agent, (h) at least one antioxidant, (i) at least one antirust agent, (j) at least one metal deactivator and (k) at least one anti-foaming agent. The manual transmission lubricating oil composition provided by the invention meets the vehicle gear oil viscosity level of 75W / 80 or 75W / 85, has excellent high-low temperature performances, anticorrosion performance, antirust performance and shearing-resistance performance, especially has excellent synchronizer friction performance, can be used for a manual transmission with a synchronizer, and can be completely suitable for the improvement of oil product performance requirement brought about by technique improvement of the manual transmission at present.

A method of searching for a sync start in an automated manual transmission, may include a slip preparing step of operating, in a parked position, a sleeve and a clutch restrained so as not to rotate into a slip state, an actuator operating step of moving the sleeve toward a clutch gear from a neutral position, a clutch speed determination step of determining whether or not a speed of rotation of the clutch has decreased by the actuator operating step, a stop determination step of determining whether or not a movement of the sleeve that was driven by the actuator operating step has stopped, and a first position determination step of determining a point where the clutch speed determination step determines that the speed of the rotation of the clutch has decreased and the stop determination step determines that the movement of the sleeve has stopped as the sync start.

A system for providing an automated axial force to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) in a wheelchair. An electronic transmission control receives one or more input signals generated by throttle position or other variables. The microprocessor generates an output signal that adjusts the axial force applied to a CVT thereby automatically adjusting the input to output ratio. The invention also provides a manually-controlled variator is designed for use on a wheelchair. The manual shifter hydraulically adjusts an axial force imparted on a variator in communication with a wheelchair wheel and a hand rim. Application of the axial force causes the hand rim input and wheelchair wheel output ratio to change, permitting a wheelchair operator to manually adjust the input to output ratio to more easily operate the wheelchair.

In an automatic transmission, a shift lever is operable to move to one of a plurality of shift positions corresponding to ranges established as selectable options. The plurality of shift positions are each configured as one of a momentary position allowing the shift lever to automatically return to a home position and a retention position allowing the shift lever to be held therein. A return mechanism for causing the shift lever held in the retention position to return to the home position is provided. The return mechanism is enabled on one of conditions that the parking switch be turned on and that an ignition switch be turned off. In a manual transmission, a return mechanism for causing the shift lever held in a gear stage to return to a home position is provided, and the return mechanism is enabled on condition that an ignition switch be turned off.

A parallel manual transmission for a four-wheel drive is provided and includes two input shafts, each of which can be non-rotatably coupled via its own clutch to a shaft that is powered by a drive engine.

Devices for enabling a user to locate an object, animal or person or reminding the user of the location of an object, animal or person. In a non-transmitter / receiver embodiment, the device includes at least one alert mechanism which is connected to a digital clock or other timer and microprocessor which times transmission of alert signals emitted from the alert mechanism or mechanisms. The operational components of the device may be contained in a housing which is attached to the object, animal or person to be located. In a remote transmitter / receiver embodiment, the device includes a transmitter which transmits activation signals at preset times to activate an alert feature of a paired remote receiver which is provided on the object, animal or person to be located or tracked. The transmitter may include an on-command button for manual transmission of the activation signals to the receiver. The receiver may have a visible alert mode in combination with a selected audible or vibratory alert mode. In an on-board transmitter / receiver embodiment, the device includes a transmitter which is housed together with a receiver in a single unit. In that case, the transmitter of one unit can transmit preset timed activation signals to the receiver of a different unit which is placed on the object, animal or person. Alternatively, the transmitter of one unit can transmit preset timed activation signals to the receiver of the same unit placed on the object, animal or person.

An evaluation system for vehicle operating conditions which is applied to a vehicle provided with an engine (1) and a manual transmission (8) connected to the engine (1) comprises a sensor (21, 24) for detecting the operating conditions of the engine (1) and a controller (30). On the basis of the operating conditions of the engine (1), the controller (30) determines whether or not the fuel economy of the vehicle would be improved by shifting the transmission (8) upward from the current gear position to a gear position one step further toward a HIGH side, and instructs a driver to shift the transmission (8) upward when it is determined that the fuel economy of the vehicle would be improved by shifting the transmission (8) upward.

A hybrid drive of a motor vehicle having an automated manual transmission with two coaxial input shafts and a common output shaft. The input shafts are respectively driven by an engine and an electric machine and can couple the output shaft via respective groups of gearwheel sets. Each gearwheel set comprises a gear fixed to the associated input shaft and an idler gear supported by respective countershafts. At least two idler gears disposed on one of the two countershafts of two gearwheel sets, within the transmission, assigned to two different input shafts, can be coupled via a winding-path shift element, and the two output constants are disposed in a common radial plane by using a common output gear disposed on the output shaft.

The invention provides a low-friction sliding mechanism, a low-friction agent composition, a friction reduction method, a manual transmission and a final reduction gear unit that can exert very excellent low friction characteristics to sliding surfaces present under various applications, and, in particular, that have more excellent low friction characteristics than that of a combination of an existing steel material and an organic Mo compound. The low-friction sliding mechanism has an oxygen-containing organic compound or an aliphatic amine compound interposed between sliding surfaces that a DLC coated sliding member and a sliding member form. The low-friction agent composition contains an oxygen-containing organic compound or an aliphatic amine compound. The friction reduction method includes supplying the low-friction agent composition between sliding surfaces that a DLC coated sliding member and a sliding member form. The manual transmission includes, as at least one of sliding members, a DLC coated sliding section. The final reduction gear unit includes, as at least one of sliding members, a DLC coated sliding section.

The invention relates to a light receiving and transmitting assembly for broadband parallel optics, which comprises an MT (Manual Transmission) type optical connector and a lens base butted with the MT type optical connector, wherein the MT type optical connector is internally provided with linearly and uniformly arranged optical fiber arrays, the lens base is internally embedded with linearly and uniformly arranged lens arrays, the lens arrays and the optical fiber arrays in the MT type optical connector are aligned and coupled; and a VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surfaceemitting Laser) array and a PD (Photoelectric Detector) array are assembled on a substrate and respectively connected with a conductive gold wire in a routing manner, the substrate is fixed and attached on the side surface of a PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly) support member in a routing connection manner, a laser drive chip and a detector TIA (Totally Integrated Automation) chip are respectively arranged on an upper surface electrode and a lower surface electrode of the PCBA support member, and the PCBA support member connected with the substrate is abutted with the MT type optical connector connected with the lens base. The invention has the advantages of increasing the coupling efficiency of photoelectric devices and optical fibers, remarkably improving elements on the aspects of flexibility, process difficulty and the like, and meeting demands on parallel light receiving and transmitting.

The invention discloses a vehicle operation remind control method. The method includes the steps of 1, acquiring the driving intention information of a driver according to the speed information, the accelerator pedal opening degree information and / or speed information; 2, selecting a power shifting rule table or fuel economy shifting rule table according to the driving intention information of the driver; 3, querying the power shifting rule table or fuel economy shifting rule table to acquire the shifting speed according to the vehicle current gear information, engine load information and vehicle speed information; 4, determining a reminding time point according to the vehicle speed information and shifting speed, and reminding the driver when the reminding time point is reached. The method has the advantages that the characteristics of a manual transmission vehicle can be played completely, the power efficiency, economy efficiency, driving comfort and maneuverability of the vehicle can be improved, and the driving safety is guaranteed.

A control apparatus for a continuously variable transmission for use with a vehicle is provided for permitting a driver to select one from three transmission modes for the continuously variable transmission, and providing an appropriate transmission ratio in accordance with a particular operating condition of a vehicle without causing an insufficient engine torque or over-revolution, particularly when the transmission is switched from a continuously variable transmission mode to a stepped manual transmission mode. The control apparatus comprises an ECU and an MT switch. The ECU executes a continuous automatic transmission mode for continuously setting a transmission ratio of the continuously variable transmission in accordance with a detected operating condition of the vehicle. The ECU also executes a stepped automatic transmission mode for setting the transmission ratio of the continuously variable transmission to one of a plurality of predetermined transmission stages in accordance with the detected operating condition of the vehicle. The CPU further executes a stepped manual transmission mode for setting the transmission ratio to one of a plurality of predetermined transmission stages in accordance with a driver's intention of transmission. The ECU sets the continuously variable transmission to one of the continuous automatic transmission mode, the stepped automatic transmission mode and the stepped manual transmission mode in accordance with a manipulating state of an MT switch.

An automated shifting system for a manual transmission having a neutral clutch connecting an engine to a multiple ratio transmission, the transmission having servo operated gear shift mechanism. A driver-controlled gear shift switching mechanism is used to activate the servos that effect ratio range changes. A gear shift switching mechanism includes multiple switches for triggering operation of the servos that control the ratio range changes. A range sensing redundancy strategy for the ratio range switches provide improved protection against an unintended change in direction due to three-bit separation between bits of the valid codes and to a range sensing switch failure strategy by identifying when a range change commanded by the driver exhibits a single-point fault condition. A fault condition due to a single-point sensing switch failure is identified even in those instances when a range change commanded by the driver allows continued normal control system operation, although the driver is notified of the failure by a system warning device.

A shift fork position detecting device for a manual transmission is provided. The manual transmission includes a coupling sleeve constituting a synchronizer, a shift fork movable with the coupling sleeve and an actuator for moving the shift fork. The actuator has a stationary main body and a reciprocal output member operatively connected to the shift fork. The shift fork position detecting device includes a magnet mounted on the output member of the actuator, and a magnetic sensor mounted on the main body of the actuator to cooperate with the magnet for detecting the position of the shift fork.

A gearshift to transmission controller interface is based on a controller area network and a gearshift interface interposed between the gearshift and associated displays and the network bus. The shift controller can be made universal to all transmission types of automated manual transmissions by incorporation of a library program relating to a transmission type.

A hybrid vehicle is provided with an engine, a starter generator motor, a traction motor, an automatic manual transmission system, a battery, an automatic-switching clutch, and a control unit assembly. The starter generator motor is coupled and synchronously rotates with the engine for starting the engine and serving as an assistant power. The automatic manual transmission system is coupled with the traction motor and performs a gear-shifting / speed changing by controlling the rotation speed of the starter generator motor and the traction motor. The automatic-switching clutch is coupled between the starter generator motor and the automatic manual transmission system to make them be engaged / disengaged so as to switch the power type. The hybrid vehicle control device gives a signal to the torque / rotation speed control device to control the automatic-switching clutch to engage / disengage the engine and the traction motor according to the running state of the vehicle.

An engine control system transitions between activated and deactivated modes in a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission. The engine control system includes a clutch plate position sensor and a shifter shaft position sensor in communication with a controller. The controller determines if conditions to increase or reduce the number of active cylinders based on data collected from the position sensors, engine speed, and manifold absolute pressure. Prediction of the driver's next movements is the basis of the control. The sensors provide the history, averages, acceleration data, and velocity data, which lead to the driver's intent.

An electronic management system for an automatically adjustable clutch in a power train between a combustion engine and a manually shiftable transmission of a motor vehicle employs a microcontroller which regulates the transmission of torque by the clutch to initially effect a change from a disengaged condition to a condition of initial engagement with a maximal slip whenever the synchronization of the transmission following a manual shifting of the transmission into a different gear ratio takes place at that RPM of an input and / or an output component of the transmission which exceeds a predetermined threshold value, such as that corresponding to the maximum permisible RPM of the engine. The microcontroller varies the slip of the clutch until the RPM of the input and / or output component of the transmission decreases at least to the predetermined threshold value.

The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one triazole-containing species and at least one thiadiazole-containing species, which in embodiments are suitable for manual transmission oils.

A hybrid drive manual transmission, for a motor vehicle, having two input shafts (GE1, GE2) and one common output shaft. The first shaft (GE1) can connect with a combustion engine drive shaft and can drive the output shaft via a first group of gearwheel sets. The second shaft (GE2) can connect with an electric machine and, via a second group of gearwheel sets, the output shaft. The input shafts (GE1, GE2) can connect with one another via a coupling device. For inexpensive production, the transmission is derived from a double clutch transmission having a hollow input shaft (GE2) and a coaxial inner input shaft (GE1) and a coupling device of which comprises a gear step and / or a shiftable clutch, which replaces that gearset and associated gear clutch. The gearset of the underlying double clutch transmission is allocated to first input shaft (GE1) and adjacent the gear-side end of shaft (GE2).

The invention discloses a control method of automobile starting for a manual transmission, which is characterized in that an electronic control unit (ECU) collects clutch displacement signals to identify starting intension according to a clutch stroke sensor and adds an engine throttle valve, and increases the speed of an engine and the torque of the engine step by step before the clutch engages. The steps are as follows: first step, a driver presses a clutch to enable the clutch to be completely separated, and the torque of the engine is fundamentally kept unchanged; second step, the driver is loosening the clutch to be about to start the automobile and enables the clutch to change from complete separation to half engagement, and the torque of the engine gradually increases; and third step, the driver completely loosens the clutch to finish starting the automobile and enables the clutch to be completely engaged, and the torque of the engine recovers normal control logic. By means of the method, rotating speed and torque of the engine can be increased in advance before half engagement of the clutch so that starting stability is ensured, and starting flameout is avoided.

The invention discloses a method for achieving the automatic transmission (AT) low-speed mode on a vehicle equipped with an automated manual transmission (including automatic mechanical transmission (AMT) / double clutch transmission (DCT)). The method comprises the following steps: demarcating operation parameters of the vehicle in accordance with preset values; setting a plurality of functional modules on the vehicle; and enabling or disabling the corresponding functional modules in the vehicle according to the hardware configuration of the vehicle, wherein the enabled functional modules are used for manipulating and controlling an engine, a clutch and an transmission of the vehicle respectively by using the obtained driving status information of the vehicle, so as to achieve the low-speed mode on the vehicle. The method provided by the invention can greatly improve the city low-speed driving and parking control performances of the vehicle equipped with the automated manual transmission without increasing cost, thus effectively upgrading the market competitiveness of products. Furthermore, the method provided by the invention has broad market promotion and application prospects because the technical effects have been certified by real vehicles.

The invention relates to a driving system of an all wheel drive hybrid powered vehicle, which belongs to the technical field of automobile manufacture. In the driving system, automatic and manual transmissions are arranged on an automobile front wheel shaft; an input end of the automobile front wheel shaft is connected with an automatic transmission controller; the automatic transmission controller is respectively connected with an engine controller and a vehicle controller through a local area network cable; an engine is respectively connected with the engine controller and an automobile oil tank; a vehicle information display is connected with the vehicle controller; a motor controller is respectively connected with the vehicle controller and a battery management system through the local area network pipeline; the driving motor is connected with the motor controller, connected with the battery management system through a battery, and connected with a rear-wheel drive deceleration differential through a electromagnetic clutch; and the rear-wheel drive deceleration differential is arranged on an automobile rear wheel shaft. The driving system of the invention has the advantages of relatively simple and efficient vehicle transmission scheme, low cost, and easy engineering realization.