Patent ID: 8177684
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A gear change control device for a straddle-type vehicle having a clutch and a transmission driven by respective actuators, comprising: means for engaging the clutch under a first control routine, when the straddle-type vehicle is stopped with the clutch disengaged and the transmission in gear; means for determining whether a gear change command has been given to the transmission while the clutch is being engaged; means for, when the gear change command is given while the clutch is being engaged, causing the transmission to change gears according to the gear change command once the clutch is disengaged and then reengaging the clutch under either the first control routine or a second control routine that is different from the first control routine depending on a state of the straddle-type vehicle; and means for engaging the clutch under the first control routine when a rotational speed difference between a driving member and a driven member of the clutch is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, and means for engaging the clutch under the second control routine when the rotational speed difference between the driving member and the driven member of the clutch is less than the predetermined value.