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Anti creep control method and system providing delay before anti creep action starting
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1986-10-07
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Granted: 1988-11-15
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Expires: 2006-10-07
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle automatic transmission includes a torque converter, and also includes a gear transmission mechanism. This gear transmission mechanism includes a manual range setting valve and a plurality of friction engaging mechanisms. Selective engagement of combinations of these friction engaging mechanisms, when the manual range setting valve is set to a forward range, causes the gear transmission mechanism to provide various forward speed stages. In this anti creep control method, a test is performed as to whether anti creep provision conditions hold, the anti creep provision conditions including whether or not the manual range setting valve is set to a forward range, and whether or not the vehicle is substantially stationary. If the anti creep provision conditions hold, after a determinate time interval after the establishment of these conditions, a retest is performed as to whether the anti creep provision conditions hold, and this time if the anti creep provision conditions hold anti creep control is performed from this time point. Thereby hunting of the transmission during anti creep action is prevented. A system is also disclosed for implementing this method.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukio Hamano
- 👤 Yutaka Taga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:47
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/20; F16H2061/207
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
For an automatic transmission comprised in a vehicle, comprising a fluid torque converter, a gear transmission mechanism, a manual range setting valve and a plurality of friction engaging mechanisms, selective engagement of said friction engaging mechanisms when said manual range setting valve is set to a forward range, causing said gear transmission mechanism to provide various forward speed stages: a method for anti creep control, comprising the steps of: repetitively testing at short time intervals whether anti creep provision conditions exist, said anti creep provision conditions including whether or not said manual range setting valve is set to a forward range, and whether or not the vehicle is substantially stationary; and: when said anti creep provision conditions are first detected, and said anti creep provision conditions are again detected after a determinate time interval therefrom, anti creep control is performed from this time point.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
For an automatic transmission comprised in a vehicle, comprising a fluid torque converter, a gear transmission mechanism, a manual range setting valve and a plurality of friction engaging mechanisms, selective engagement of said friction engaging mechanisms when said manual range setting valve is set to a forward range, causing said gear transmission mechanism to provide various forward speed stages: a method for anti creep control, comprising the steps of: repetitively testing at short time intervals whether anti creep provision conditions exist, said anti creep provision conditions including whether or not said manual range setting valve is set to a forward range, and whether or not the vehicle is substantially stationary; and: when said anti creep provision conditions are first detected, and said anti creep provision conditions are again detected after a determinate time interval therefrom, anti creep control is performed from this time point.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said anti creep control is always performed from said time point.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
168 words
For an automatic transmission comprised in a vehicle, comprising a fluid torque converter, a gear transmission mechanism, a manual gear range setting valve and a plurality of friction engaging mechanisms, selective engagement of said friction engaging mechanisms when said manual range setting valve is set to a forward range causing said gear transmission mechanism to provide various forward speed stages: a system for anti creep control, comprising: first means for repetitively performing at short time intervals a test as to whether anti creep provision conditions exist, said anti creep provision conditions including whether or not said manual range setting valve is set to a forward range, and whether or not the vehicle is substantially stationary; second means for counting a determinate time interval after said anti creep provision conditions are first detected by said first means; and: third means for performing anti creep control from a time point that said first means detects said anti creep provision conditions and said second means has counted said determinate time interval.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
168 words
For an automatic transmission comprised in a vehicle, comprising a fluid torque converter, a gear transmission mechanism, a manual gear range setting valve and a plurality of friction engaging mechanisms, selective engagement of said friction engaging mechanisms when said manual range setting valve is set to a forward range causing said gear transmission mechanism to provide various forward speed stages: a system for anti creep control, comprising: first means for repetitively performing at short time intervals a test as to whether anti creep provision conditions exist, said anti creep provision conditions including whether or not said manual range setting valve is set to a forward range, and whether or not the vehicle is substantially stationary; second means for counting a determinate time interval after said anti creep provision conditions are first detected by said first means; and: third means for performing anti creep control from a time point that said first means detects said anti creep provision conditions and said second means has counted said determinate time interval.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 3, wherein said third means comprises means for always performing anti creep control from said time point.
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