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Engine throttle opening dependent hydraulic vehicular transmission system
Assignee: Aisin AW Co Ltd
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Filing: 1986-01-15
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Granted: 1987-10-06
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Expires: 2006-01-15
Abstract
Abstract A hydraulic controller for transmission includes a brake and a clutch each of which corresponds to a different transmission ratio. An orifice control is provided in the conduit structure of the hydraulic circuit for actuating the clutch and brake such that a working oil quantity is varied in response to the engine throttle valve opening.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoichi Hayakawa
- 👤 Masao Kawai
- 👤 Kenichi Yoshizawa
- 👤 Yoshiharu Harada
- 👤 Kagenori Fukumura
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-27 09:08
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/04; F16H61/06; F16H61/065; F16H61/068; F16H63/00; F16H63/02; F16H63/24; F16H63/40; F16H63/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A hydraulic controller for a vehicular transmission associated with a vehicle engine including means for varying a throttle opening thereof; said hydraulic controller comprising two friction engaging devices; a shift changing means for engaging one friction engaging device and disengaging the other friction engaging device for changing a speed step; an orifice control means connected between said shift changing means and said one friction engaging device; said orifice control means having a plurality of orifices; an actuator connected between said one friction engaging device and said orifice control means; and means for varying the quantity of working oil supplied to said hydraulic actuator through at least some of said plurality of orifices as a function of the degree of said throttle opening.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A hydraulic controller for a vehicular transmission associated with a vehicle engine including means for varying a throttle opening thereof; said hydraulic controller comprising two friction engaging devices; a shift changing means for engaging one friction engaging device and disengaging the other friction engaging device for changing a speed step; an orifice control means connected between said shift changing means and said one friction engaging device; said orifice control means having a plurality of orifices; an actuator connected between said one friction engaging device and said orifice control means; and means for varying the quantity of working oil supplied to said hydraulic actuator through at least some of said plurality of orifices as a function of the degree of said throttle opening.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A hydraulic controller as defined in claim 1, wherein said means for varying the quantity of working oil comprises means for increasing the quantity of working oil supplied to said hydraulic actuator in proportion to an increase of said throttle opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
113 words
A hydraulic controller as defined in claim 1, wherein said orifice control means has an orifice control valve including a first of said plurality of orifices; further wherein a second and a third of said plurality of orifices are arranged between the shift changing means and the orifice control valve; further comprising means for supplying working oil through said orifice control valve to said one friction engaging device selectively either through said second and third orifices or through one of said second and third orifices and said first orifice or through one of said second and third orifices and said orifice control valve as a function of the degree of said throttle opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
167 words
A hydraulic controller for a vehicular transmission associated with a vehicle engine including means for varying a throttle opening thereof; said hydraulic controller comprising two friction engaging devices; a shift changing means for engaging one friction engaging device and disengaging the other friction engaging device for changing a speed step; an orifice control means connected between said shift changing means and said one friction engaging device; said orifice control means having a plurality of orifices; an actuator connected between said one friction engaging device and said orifice control means; and means for varying the flow rate of working oil supplied to said hydraulic actuator through at least some of said plurality of orifices as a function of the degree of said throttle opening such that for a very low degree of said throttle opening the flow rate is large, for a low and medium degree of said throttle opening the flow rate is small and for a large degree of throttle opening the flow rate is large.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
167 words
A hydraulic controller for a vehicular transmission associated with a vehicle engine including means for varying a throttle opening thereof; said hydraulic controller comprising two friction engaging devices; a shift changing means for engaging one friction engaging device and disengaging the other friction engaging device for changing a speed step; an orifice control means connected between said shift changing means and said one friction engaging device; said orifice control means having a plurality of orifices; an actuator connected between said one friction engaging device and said orifice control means; and means for varying the flow rate of working oil supplied to said hydraulic actuator through at least some of said plurality of orifices as a function of the degree of said throttle opening such that for a very low degree of said throttle opening the flow rate is large, for a low and medium degree of said throttle opening the flow rate is small and for a large degree of throttle opening the flow rate is large.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
113 words
A hydraulic controller as defined in claim 4, wherein said orifice control means has an orifice control valve including a first of said plurality of orifices; further wherein a second and a third of said plurality of orifices are arranged between the shift changing means and the orifice control valve; further comprising means for supplying working oil through said orifice control valve to said one friction engaging device selectively either through said second and third orifices or through one of said second and third orifices and said first orifice or through one of said second and third orifices and said orifice control valve as a function of the degree of said throttle opening.
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