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Apparatus for controlling line pressure of automatic transmission
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1980-05-20
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Granted: 1982-12-28
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Expires: 2000-05-20
Abstract
Abstract For an automatic transmission having a line pressure control circuit producing a line pressure corresponding to engine load and an engine brake selecting circuit applying engine brake in response to car brake signal, an apparatus for controlling the line pressure is disclosed for raising the line pressure in response to engine brake instruction signal from the engine brake selecting circuit. The apparatus may include a circuit for reducing the line pressure to a minimum value necessary for torque transmission after a preset time from the aforesaid raising.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaaki Suga
- 👤 Hideo Hamada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 17:50
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/0021; F16H61/21
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
In an automotive vehicle having an automatic transmission, with friction elements which are selectively actuated to effect speed changes in said transmission, hydraulic means hydraulically connected to said friction elements for applying fluid under pressure to said friction elements, the torque transmission capability of said friction elements varying with said pressure of said fluid applied to said friction elements, and pressure regulating means operatively connected with said hydraulic means for controlling the pressure of the fluid applied to said friction elements, the improvement comprising control means operatively associated with said transmission and said regulating means and responsive to predetermined operating conditions of said automotive vehicle under which engine braking is desired to automatically cause said transmission to downshift and to cause said pressure regulating means to increase the pressure of the fluid applied to said regulating means in response to said predetermined operating conditions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
In an automotive vehicle having an automatic transmission, with friction elements which are selectively actuated to effect speed changes in said transmission, hydraulic means hydraulically connected to said friction elements for applying fluid under pressure to said friction elements, the torque transmission capability of said friction elements varying with said pressure of said fluid applied to said friction elements, and pressure regulating means operatively connected with said hydraulic means for controlling the pressure of the fluid applied to said friction elements, the improvement comprising control means operatively associated with said transmission and said regulating means and responsive to predetermined operating conditions of said automotive vehicle under which engine braking is desired to automatically cause said transmission to downshift and to cause said pressure regulating means to increase the pressure of the fluid applied to said regulating means in response to said predetermined operating conditions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
In an automotive vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein said control means causes said pressure regulating means to reduce the pressure of the fluid applied to said friction elements upon elapse of a predetermined time interval after raising said pressure in response to said predetermined operating conditions of said automotive vehicle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
In an automotive vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein said control means causes said pressure regulating means to raise the pressure of the fluid applied to said friction elements in response to said predetermined operating conditions of said automotive vehicle to a magnitude sufficient to prevent the friction elements of said automatic transmission relating to engine braking from slipping during engine braking.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
In an automotive vehicle as recited in claim 2, wherein said predetermined time interval is sufficiently long to ensure actuation of the friction elements of said transmission relating to engine braking whereby said friction elements are prevented from slipping by static friction upon the elapse of said predetermined time interval.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
In an automotive vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein said pressure regulating means includes a vacuum diaphragm having an internal negative pressure corresponding to the pressure of said fluid applied to said frictional elements and wherein said pressure regulating means raises the pressure of the fluid applied to said friction elements by selectively communicating atmospheric pressure to the interior of said vacuum diaphragm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
92 words
In an automotive vehicle as recited in claim 2, wherein said vehicle includes an engine connected with said transmission and having an intake at which said engine generates negative pressure and wherein said pressure regulating means includes a vacuum diaphragm having an interior negative pressure corresponding to the pressure of the fluid applied to said friction elements and wherein said pressure regulating means reduces the pressure of the fluid applied to said friction elements by selectively communicating negative pressure from the intake of said engine to the interior of said vacuum diaphragm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
In an automotive vehicle as recited in claim 1, wherein said vehicle includes a vehicle brake and a vehicle accelerator and wherein said predetermined operating conditions of said vehicle include application of the vehicle brake and release of the vehicle accelerator.
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