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System for integrally controlling automatic transmission and engine
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1987-04-30
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Granted: 1990-07-31
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Expires: 2007-04-30
Abstract
Abstract In a system for integrally controlling an automatic transmission and an engine, an apparatus for controlling the automatic transmission and an apparatus for controlling the engine are formed separately from each other to reduce size and cost, and to facilitate the mounting of control means onto a vehicle. Further, if trouble occurs in this communication system between the engine control apparatus and the automatic transmission control apparatus countermeasures are properly performed, and a trouble is reduced as much as possible.
Inventors
- 👤 Kunihiro Iwatsuki
- 👤 Yoshio Shindo
- 👤 Kazuhiko Hayashi
- 👤 Hiroshi Sasaoka
- 👤 Yukio Hamano
- 👤 Keita Sakurai
- 👤 Fumiaki Izumi
- 👤 Yuji Kashihara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 11:42
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60W; B60W30/00; B60W30/18; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/10; B60W10/11; B60W30/1819; F; F16; F16H; F16H63/00; F16H63/40; F16H63/50; F16H63/502; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S477/00; Y10S477/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A system for integrally controlling an automatic transmission and an engine, comprising: means for controlling said engine; means formed separately from said engine control means for controlling said automatic transmission; means formed integrally with said automatic transmission control means for determining data for torque change control of said engine, said engine torque change control data including a value for a change in engine torque and a duration for the change in engine torque; means for associating values of parameters for changing engine torque, by which the engine torque change value is divided into equal parts with a plurality of digital values; and means for transmitting said digital values from said automatic transmission control means to said engine control means so as to perform the engine torque change.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
127 words
A system for integrally controlling an automatic transmission and an engine, comprising: means for controlling said engine; means formed separately from said engine control means for controlling said automatic transmission; means formed integrally with said automatic transmission control means for determining data for torque change control of said engine, said engine torque change control data including a value for a change in engine torque and a duration for the change in engine torque; means for associating values of parameters for changing engine torque, by which the engine torque change value is divided into equal parts with a plurality of digital values; and means for transmitting said digital values from said automatic transmission control means to said engine control means so as to perform the engine torque change.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said changing parameter is an ignition timing retard value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said changing parameter is a fuel injection flow rate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said changing parameter is an exhaust gas amount in a variable exhaust gas amount control.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said changing parameter is a supercharge pressure in a variable supercharge pressure control.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein a time duration for maintaining said plurality of digital values is varied to thereby control the characteristics of gradual treatment of said torque change.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
151 words
A system for integrally controlling an automatic transmission and engine, comprising: means for controlling said engine; means formed separatedly from said engine control means for controlling said automatic transmission; means formed integrally with said automatic transmission control means for determining data for torque change control of said engine, said engine torque change control data including a value of a change in engine torque and a duration for the change in engine torque; means for transmitting information of said data for said engine torque change control to said engine control means; means formed integrally with said engine control means, for detecting whether the engine torque change can be performed in the present driving environment; and transmitting means for indicating that said data for engine torque change control should be determined under the regulation of said automatic transmission control means when said engine torque change cannot be performed in the present driving environment.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
151 words
A system for integrally controlling an automatic transmission and engine, comprising: means for controlling said engine; means formed separatedly from said engine control means for controlling said automatic transmission; means formed integrally with said automatic transmission control means for determining data for torque change control of said engine, said engine torque change control data including a value of a change in engine torque and a duration for the change in engine torque; means for transmitting information of said data for said engine torque change control to said engine control means; means formed integrally with said engine control means, for detecting whether the engine torque change can be performed in the present driving environment; and transmitting means for indicating that said data for engine torque change control should be determined under the regulation of said automatic transmission control means when said engine torque change cannot be performed in the present driving environment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system as set forth in claim 7, wherein a torque change value as one of the data to be determined under regulation is zero.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
140 words
A system for integrally controlling an automatic transmission and an engine, comprising: means for controlling said engine; means formed separately from said engine control means for controlling said automatic transmission; means formed integrally with said automatic transmission control means for determining data for torque change control of said engine, said engine torque change control data including a value of a change in engine torque and a duration for the change in engine torque; means for tansmitting information of the data for the engine torque change control to said engine control means; means for transmitting actual data of the torque change actually performed by said engine control means, to said automatic transmission control means; and means for comparing information of said data for the engine torque change control determined by said automatic transmission control means, with said actual data actually performed.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
140 words
A system for integrally controlling an automatic transmission and an engine, comprising: means for controlling said engine; means formed separately from said engine control means for controlling said automatic transmission; means formed integrally with said automatic transmission control means for determining data for torque change control of said engine, said engine torque change control data including a value of a change in engine torque and a duration for the change in engine torque; means for tansmitting information of the data for the engine torque change control to said engine control means; means for transmitting actual data of the torque change actually performed by said engine control means, to said automatic transmission control means; and means for comparing information of said data for the engine torque change control determined by said automatic transmission control means, with said actual data actually performed.
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