Engine cruise control with variable power limits
CA 1297180 C · Owner: Caterpillar Inc. · Inventors: Schaar, Robert Theodore; Moncelle, Michael Eugene; Londt, Edward Eugene
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Abstract of the Disclosure, A control for and method of operating a vehicle engine (12) equipped with a cruise control (44) includes apparatus for and the steps of providing a memory (86) having stored therein first and second sets of data which control the position of a fuel rack (20) as a function of engine speed, determining when the cruise control (44) is engaged, retrieving the first set of data from the memory (86) when the cruise control (44) is engaged retrieving the, second set of data from the memory (36) when the crusie control (44) is not engaged and using the retrieved set of data to control the rate of fuel delivery to the engine (12) whereby extra power is available when the …
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- Granted March 10, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 10, 2009.
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