Shift timing indicator system for vehicular manual transmission
First Claim
1. A system for indicating in a manual transmission vehicle of improper gear shift timing by an operator of the vehicle, the system comprising:
- a gear position detector configured to detect gear position information;
a control unit in communication with the gear position detector, the control unit configured to receive the gear position information from the gear position detector and to determine a gear shift event performed by an operator of the vehicle based on a change in the gear position information, wherein the control unit being further configured to measure elapsed time during the gear shift event and to compare the elapsed time of the gear shift event with a threshold value; and
a signal system in communication with the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to cause the signal system to provide a signal to the operator of the vehicle when the elapsed time of the gear shift event performed by the operator of the vehicle is less than the threshold value,whereby the operator of the vehicle is warned of conditions that can result in premature wear of components in the manual transmission.
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Abstract
An improper gear shift timing indicator system for a manual transmission vehicle. The system includes a gear position detector for detecting gear position information and a control unit in communication with the gear position detector. The control unit is configured to detect a gear shift event based on a change in the gear position information. The control unit measures elapsed time during the gear shift event and compares the elapsed time with a threshold value, which is based on various vehicle operating parameters and the given gear shift event. A signal system is in communication with the control unit and the control unit causes the signal system to provide a signal to a driver of the vehicle when the elapsed time of the gear shift event is less than the threshold value.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for indicating in a manual transmission vehicle of improper gear shift timing by an operator of the vehicle, the system comprising:
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a gear position detector configured to detect gear position information; a control unit in communication with the gear position detector, the control unit configured to receive the gear position information from the gear position detector and to determine a gear shift event performed by an operator of the vehicle based on a change in the gear position information, wherein the control unit being further configured to measure elapsed time during the gear shift event and to compare the elapsed time of the gear shift event with a threshold value; and a signal system in communication with the control unit, wherein the control unit is configured to cause the signal system to provide a signal to the operator of the vehicle when the elapsed time of the gear shift event performed by the operator of the vehicle is less than the threshold value, whereby the operator of the vehicle is warned of conditions that can result in premature wear of components in the manual transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of indicating improper gear shift timing by an operator of a vehicle having a manual transmission vehicle with a gear position detector, a control unit in communication with the gear position detector and a signal system in communication with control unit, the method comprising:
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having the gear position detector detecting a gear shift event performed by the operator of the vehicle; having the control unit measure elapsed time of the gear shift event performed by the operator of the vehicle based upon information received from the gear position detector; comparing the elapsed time with a threshold value stored by the control unit; and providing a signal to the operator of the vehicle when the elapsed time is less than the threshold value by having the control unit communicate with the signal system, whereby the operator of the vehicle is warned of conditions that can result in premature wear of components in the manual transmission. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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