US4422353A
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Lock-up control method of and system for automatic transmission for automotive vehicle having engine provided with fuel cut means
Assignee: Nissan Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1981-10-05
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Granted: 1983-12-27
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Expires: 2001-10-05
Abstract
Abstract The control system controls a lock-up type automatic transmission such that the forced lock-up of a lock-up torque converter is released only after a predetermined condition after the supply of fuel to the engine has been resumed by a fuel supplying means.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaaki Suga
- 👤 Yoshiro Morimoto
- 👤 Hideo Hamada
- 👤 Masaaki Futagi
- 👤 Tadashi Suzuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 19:36
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/06; B60W10/10; B60W10/11; B60W10/115; B60W30/00; B60W30/18; B60W30/1819; F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/14; F16H61/143; F16H45/00; F16H45/02; F16H2045/0273; F16H2045/0294; F16H59/00; F16H59/14; F16H59/18; F16H2059/186
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A control system for a lock-up type automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle having an engine and an accelerator pedal, the lock-up type automatic transmission having a lock-up type torque converter, the engine having fuel cut means for suspending the supply of fuel to the engine after the accelerator pedal has been released to cause the automotive vehicle to begin a coasting operation, the suspension of the supply of fuel to the engine being kept as long as the engine operates in a predetermined state which allows the engine to resume combustion to operate again upon resumption of the supply of fuel to the engine, said control system comprising: means for forcing the lock-up type torque converter to lock up at least when the engine operates in the predetermined state, means for supplying fuel to the engine when the engine operates in a second predetermined state, and means for releasing the lock-up of the lock-up torque converter only after a predetermined condition after the fuel is supplied to the engine by said fuel supplying means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A control system for a lock-up type automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle having an engine and an accelerator pedal, the lock-up type automatic transmission having a lock-up type torque converter, the engine having fuel cut means for suspending the supply of fuel to the engine after the accelerator pedal has been released to cause the automotive vehicle to begin a coasting operation, the suspension of the supply of fuel to the engine being kept as long as the engine operates in a predetermined state which allows the engine to resume combustion to operate again upon resumption of the supply of fuel to the engine, said control system comprising: means for forcing the lock-up type torque converter to lock up at least when the engine operates in the predetermined state, means for supplying fuel to the engine when the engine operates in a second predetermined state, and means for releasing the lock-up of the lock-up torque converter only after a predetermined condition after the fuel is supplied to the engine by said fuel supplying means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said predetermined condition is a predetermined time interval only when the vehicle speed is lower than a predetermined vehicle speed value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
A control system as claimed in claim 1 or 2, including means for forcing the lock-up type automatic transmission to downshift at least when the engine operates in the first predetermined state, and means for releasing the forced downshift state of the lock-up type automatic transmission after the fuel is supplied to the engine by said fuel supplying means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A control system as claimed in any one of claims 1-2, including a microcomputer responsive at least to a coasting operation and the first and second predetermined states.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
186 words
A control system for a lock-up type automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle having an engine and an accelerator pedal, the lock-up type automatic transmission having a lock-up type torque converter, the engine having fuel cut signal generating means for generating a fuel cut signal after the accelerator pedal has been released to cause the automotive vehicle to begin a coasting operation, the fuel cut signal being generated as long as the engine operates in a predetermined state which allows the engine to resume combustion to operate again upon resumption of the supply of fuel to the engine, and fuel cut means responsive to the fuel cut signal for suspending the supply of fuel to the engine, said control system comprising: means for generating a lock-up command signal when the fuel cut means suspends the supply of fuel to the engine; lock-up means responsive to said lock-up command signal for forcing the lock-up type torque converter to lock up; and means for stopping generating said lock-up command signal only after a predetermined condition after the resumption of fuel to the engine by the fuel cut means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
186 words
A control system for a lock-up type automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle having an engine and an accelerator pedal, the lock-up type automatic transmission having a lock-up type torque converter, the engine having fuel cut signal generating means for generating a fuel cut signal after the accelerator pedal has been released to cause the automotive vehicle to begin a coasting operation, the fuel cut signal being generated as long as the engine operates in a predetermined state which allows the engine to resume combustion to operate again upon resumption of the supply of fuel to the engine, and fuel cut means responsive to the fuel cut signal for suspending the supply of fuel to the engine, said control system comprising: means for generating a lock-up command signal when the fuel cut means suspends the supply of fuel to the engine; lock-up means responsive to said lock-up command signal for forcing the lock-up type torque converter to lock up; and means for stopping generating said lock-up command signal only after a predetermined condition after the resumption of fuel to the engine by the fuel cut means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A control system as claimed in claim 5, wherein said predetermined condition is a predetermined time interval only when the vehicle is lower than a predetermined vehicle speed value.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
71 words
A control system as claimed in claim 6, including means for generating a downshift command signal when the fuel cut means begins suspending the supply of fuel to the engine, the generation of said downshift command signal being stopped upon the resumption of the supply of fuel to the engine by the fuel cut means; and downshift means responsive to said downshift command signal for forcing the automatic transmission to downshift.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
166 words
A control method for a lock-up type automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle having an engine and an accelerator pedal, the lock-up type automatic transmission having a lock-up type torque converter, the engine having fuel cut means for suspending the supply of fuel to the engine after the accelerator pedal has been released to cause the automotive vehicle to begin a coasting operation, the suspension of the supply of fuel to the engine being kept as long as the engine operates in a predetermined state which allows the engine to resume combustion to operate again upon resumption of the supply of fuel to the engine, said control method comprising: forcing the lock-up type torque converter to lock-up at least when the engine operates in the predetermined state; supplying fuel to the engine when the engine operates in a second predetermined state, and releasing the lock-up of the lock-up torque converter only after a predetermined condition after the fuel is supplied to the engine by said fuel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
166 words
A control method for a lock-up type automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle having an engine and an accelerator pedal, the lock-up type automatic transmission having a lock-up type torque converter, the engine having fuel cut means for suspending the supply of fuel to the engine after the accelerator pedal has been released to cause the automotive vehicle to begin a coasting operation, the suspension of the supply of fuel to the engine being kept as long as the engine operates in a predetermined state which allows the engine to resume combustion to operate again upon resumption of the supply of fuel to the engine, said control method comprising: forcing the lock-up type torque converter to lock-up at least when the engine operates in the predetermined state; supplying fuel to the engine when the engine operates in a second predetermined state, and releasing the lock-up of the lock-up torque converter only after a predetermined condition after the fuel is supplied to the engine by said fuel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
167 words
A control method for a lock-up type automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle having an engine and an accelerator pedal, the lock-up type automatic transmission having a lock-up type torque converter, the engine having a fuel cut signal after the accelerator pedal has been released to cause the automotive vehicle to begin a coasting operation, the fuel cut signal being generated as long as the engine operates in a predetermined state which allows the engine to resume combustion to operate again upon the resumption of fuel to the engine and fuel cut means responsive to the fuel cut signal for suspending the supply of fuel to the engine, said control method comprising: generating a lock-up command signal when the fuel cut means suspends the supply of fuel to the engine; forcing the torque converter to lock up responsive to said lock-up command signal; stopping generating said lock-up command signal only after a predetermined condition after the resumption of fuel to the engine by the fuel cut means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
167 words
A control method for a lock-up type automatic transmission for an automotive vehicle having an engine and an accelerator pedal, the lock-up type automatic transmission having a lock-up type torque converter, the engine having a fuel cut signal after the accelerator pedal has been released to cause the automotive vehicle to begin a coasting operation, the fuel cut signal being generated as long as the engine operates in a predetermined state which allows the engine to resume combustion to operate again upon the resumption of fuel to the engine and fuel cut means responsive to the fuel cut signal for suspending the supply of fuel to the engine, said control method comprising: generating a lock-up command signal when the fuel cut means suspends the supply of fuel to the engine; forcing the torque converter to lock up responsive to said lock-up command signal; stopping generating said lock-up command signal only after a predetermined condition after the resumption of fuel to the engine by the fuel cut means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A control system as claimed in claim 3 including a microcomputer responsive at least to a coasting operation and the first and second predetermined states.
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