发明名称 Vehicles including differential lock controller and methods
摘要 A vehicle includes a differential, a lock and a differential lock controller. The lock is associated with the differential and is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The differential lock controller is configured to selectively facilitate movement of the lock between the locked and unlocked positions.
申请公布号 US8790217(B1) 申请公布日期 2014.07.29
申请号 US201313782116 申请日期 2013.03.01
申请人 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 发明人 Bowers Lee N.;Frijas Rodney M.
分类号 B60W10/04;F16H48/20 主分类号 B60W10/04
代理机构 Ulmer & Berne LLP 代理人 Ulmer & Berne LLP
主权项 1. A vehicle comprising: an engine; a pair of wheels; a speed sensor configured to detect a wheel speed of at least one of the pair of wheels; a differential coupled with the pair of wheels; a lock associated with the differential and movable between a locked position and an unlocked position; a transmission having an input and an output, the input being coupled with the engine, the output being coupled with the differential, and the transmission being configured to selectively and alternatively operate in a first gear and a second gear, wherein, when the transmission operates in the first gear, the input and the output are coupled together at a first gear ratio and, when the transmission operates in the second gear, the input and the output are coupled together at a second gear ratio; a selector switch movable between a lock-initiate position and an unlock-initiate position; and a differential lock controller coupled with the speed sensor, the lock, the transmission, and the selector switch, wherein, upon movement of the selector switch into the unlock-initiate position, the differential lock controller is configured to facilitate movement of the lock into the unlocked position and wherein, upon movement of the selector switch into the lock-initiate position, the differential lock controller is configured to: facilitate movement of the lock into the locked position when both the transmission operates in the first gear and the wheel speed is at or below a first threshold speed;inhibit movement of the lock when the wheel speed is above the first threshold speed; andinhibit movement of the lock when the transmission operates in the second gear.
地址 Tokyo JP