US4890515A
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System for integrally controlling automatic transmission and engine
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1987-06-30
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Granted: 1990-01-02
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Expires: 2007-06-30
Abstract
Abstract In a system for integrally controlling an automatic transmission and an engine, wherein hydraulic control devices are operated and engagement of frictionally engaging devices are selectively switched, to thereby achieve a shifting, and an engine torque is changed during shifting, a rate of change with time of oil pressure supplied to the frictionally engaging devices is temporarily reduced in association with the completion of the engine torque change. With this arrangement, rise of an output shaft torque generated at the time of completion of the engine torque change can be controlled, so that satisfactory shift characteristics can be obtained.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroji Taniguchi
- 👤 Kunihiro Iwatsuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:23
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60W; B60W30/00; B60W30/18; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/10; B60W10/11; B60W30/1819; F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/04; F16H61/06; F16H61/061; F16H63/00; F16H63/40; F16H63/50; F16H63/502; F16H61/02; F16H61/0202; F16H61/0251; F16H2061/0255; F16H2061/0258; F16H61/065; F16H61/067
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A system for integrally controlling an automatic transmission and an engine, wherein a hydraulic control device is operated and engagements of frictionally engaging devices are selectively switched, to thereby achieve shifting between gear stages, and wherein a change in engine torque is controlled during said shifting, said system comprising change-control means for changing and controlling a rate of change with time of oil pressure supplied to said frictionally engaging devices, said change-control means comprising rate reducing means for temporarily reducing said rate of change with time in association with the completion of said engine torque change.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
96 words
A system for integrally controlling an automatic transmission and an engine, wherein a hydraulic control device is operated and engagements of frictionally engaging devices are selectively switched, to thereby achieve shifting between gear stages, and wherein a change in engine torque is controlled during said shifting, said system comprising change-control means for changing and controlling a rate of change with time of oil pressure supplied to said frictionally engaging devices, said change-control means comprising rate reducing means for temporarily reducing said rate of change with time in association with the completion of said engine torque change.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said rate reducing means includes a timer means which outputs a command to reduce said rate of change with time of oil pressure at the same time or at a predetermined time, after a command is received corresponding to completion of said engine torque change.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system as set forth in claim 2, further comprising means for detecting at least one of: type of shifting, engine load and shift pattern, wherein said predetermined time is determined in association with at least one of the type of shifting, engine load and shift pattern.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said rate reducing means includes a timer means which outputs a command to complete said engine torque change at the same time or at a predetermined time after a command is received to reduce said rate of change with time of oil pressure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system as set forth in claim 4, further comprising means for detecting at least one of: type of shifting, engine load and shift pattern, wherein said predetermined time is determined in association with at least one of the type of shifting, engine load and shift pattern.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a shift valve for shifting said gear stages, wherein during a change between said gear stages said change-control means temporarily returns said shift valve to an original position at least once.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising an accumulator with a back pressure chamber in an oil line leading to said frictionally engaging devices, wherein said change-control means changes the back pressure of said accumulator.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a duty valve in an oil line of line pressure of said hydraulic control devices, wherein said change-control means includes means for controlling the line pressure by said duty valve.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising an electromagnetic proportion valve in oil line of the line pressure of said hydraulic control devices, wherein said change-control means includes means for controlling the line pressure by said electromagnetic-proportion valve.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a shift valve for shifting said gear stages and a duty valve, wherein said change-control means includes means for controlling oil pressure directly supplied to said frictionally engaging devices through said shift valve by said duty valve.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a shift valve for shifting said gear stages and an electromagnetic proportion valve, wherein said change-control means includes means for controlling oil pressure supplied to said frictionally engaging devices through said shift valve by said electromagnetic proportion valve.
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