US5018068A
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Method of determining engine racing and method of preventing engine racing during shift in vehicular automatic transmission
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-03-02
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Granted: 1991-05-21
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Expires: 2009-03-02
Abstract
Abstract Engine racing is determined during shift in an automatic transmission having clutches associated with respective gear positions, by, after a shift command is issued to effect a shift in a power-on mode, detecting the input and output rotational speed ratios of previous-gear-position and next-gear-position clutches of the transmission, and determining that engine racing has occurred if the input and output rotational speed ratio of one of the clutches which is normally greater than 1.0 during a gear shift remains below a threshold value slightly smaller than 1.0 for a predetermined period of time.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Aoki
- 👤 Satoshi Terayama
- 👤 Yoshihisa Iwaki
- 👤 Takamichi Shimada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 07:46
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/04; F16H61/0437; F16H2061/0075; F16H2061/0087; F16H61/02; F16H61/0202; F16H61/0251; F16H2061/0258; F16H2061/0477; F16H59/00; F16H59/36; F16H59/46; F16H61/08; F16H63/00; F16H63/40; F16H63/50; F16H63/502
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of determining engine racing during a gearshift in an automatic transmission having clutches associated with respective gear positions, said method comprising the steps of: detecting an input-output rotational speed ratio in a previous-gear-position clutch, detecting an input-output rotational speed ratio in a next-gear-position clutch, determining which input-output rotational speed ratio either in said previous-gear-position clutch or said next-gear-position clutch is normally greater than 1.0 during a gearshift, and determining that engine racing has occurred when the input-output rotational speed ratio which is determined to be normally greater than 1.0 during said gearshift remains below a threshold value slightly smaller than 1.0 for a predetermined period of time.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of determining engine racing during a gearshift in an automatic transmission having clutches associated with respective gear positions, said method comprising the steps of: detecting an input-output rotational speed ratio in a previous-gear-position clutch, detecting an input-output rotational speed ratio in a next-gear-position clutch, determining which input-output rotational speed ratio either in said previous-gear-position clutch or said next-gear-position clutch is normally greater than 1.0 during a gearshift, and determining that engine racing has occurred when the input-output rotational speed ratio which is determined to be normally greater than 1.0 during said gearshift remains below a threshold value slightly smaller than 1.0 for a predetermined period of time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said gearshift is a downshift in a power-on mode, and the input-output rotational speed ratio in the next-gear-position clutch is normally greater than 1.0 during said downshift.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said gearshift is an upshift in a power-on mode, and the input-output rotational speed ratio in the previous-gear-position clutch is normally greater than 1.0 during said upshift.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
114 words
A method of determining and preventing engine racing during a downshift in a power-on mode in an automatic transmission having clutches associated with respective gear positions, said method comprising the steps of: detecting an input-output rotational speed ratio in a next-gear-position clutch; determining that engine racing has occurred when said input-output rotational speed ratio falls lower than a threshold which is slightly smaller than 1.0; calculating a magnitude of the engine racing; determining an amount of correction to prevent engine racing in subsequent power-on downshifts based on said magnitude; and correcting a control value of said next-gear-position clutch based on said determined amount of correction to prevent engine racing in the subsequent power-on downshifts.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
114 words
A method of determining and preventing engine racing during a downshift in a power-on mode in an automatic transmission having clutches associated with respective gear positions, said method comprising the steps of: detecting an input-output rotational speed ratio in a next-gear-position clutch; determining that engine racing has occurred when said input-output rotational speed ratio falls lower than a threshold which is slightly smaller than 1.0; calculating a magnitude of the engine racing; determining an amount of correction to prevent engine racing in subsequent power-on downshifts based on said magnitude; and correcting a control value of said next-gear-position clutch based on said determined amount of correction to prevent engine racing in the subsequent power-on downshifts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein said magnitude is an integral value calculated by integrating a value by which the input-output rotational speed ratio is lower than said threshold with respect to time.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein said magnitude is a difference between a maximum value of said input-output rotational speed ratio and said threshold.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein said magnitude is a period of time during which the input-output rotational speed ratio is lower than said threshold.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein said control value is a hydraulic pressure applied on said next-gear-position clutch.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein said control value is an electric current applied on a solenoid valve to control a hydraulic pressure for said next-gear-position clutch.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein said control value is a time needed to increase a hydraulic pressure for said next-gear-position clutch.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein said control value is an amount of retarding engine output power.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
114 words
A method of determining and preventing engine racing during an upshift in a power-on mode in an automatic transmission having clutches associated with respective gear positions, said method comprising the steps of: detecting an input-output rotational speed ratio in a previous-gear-position clutch; determining that engine racing has occurred when said input-output rotational speed ratio falls lower than a threshold which is slightly smaller than 1.0; calculating a magnitude of the determined engine racing; determining an amount of correction to prevent engine racing in subsequent power-on upshisfts based on the magnitude; and correcting a control value of said previous-gear-position clutch based on said determined amount of correction to prevent engine racing in subsequent power-on upshifts.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
114 words
A method of determining and preventing engine racing during an upshift in a power-on mode in an automatic transmission having clutches associated with respective gear positions, said method comprising the steps of: detecting an input-output rotational speed ratio in a previous-gear-position clutch; determining that engine racing has occurred when said input-output rotational speed ratio falls lower than a threshold which is slightly smaller than 1.0; calculating a magnitude of the determined engine racing; determining an amount of correction to prevent engine racing in subsequent power-on upshisfts based on the magnitude; and correcting a control value of said previous-gear-position clutch based on said determined amount of correction to prevent engine racing in subsequent power-on upshifts.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said magnitude is an integral value calculated by integrating a value by which the input-output rotational speed ratio is lower than said threshold with respect to time.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said magnitude is a difference between a maximum value of said input-output rotational speed ratio and said threshold.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said magnitude is a period of time during which the input-output rotational speed ratio is lower than said threshold.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said control value is a hydraulic pressure applied on said previous-gear-position clutch.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said control value is an electric current applied on a solenoid valve to control a hydraulic pressure for said previous-gear-position clutch.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said control value is a time needed to increase a hydraulic pressure for said previous-gear-position clutch.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said control value is an amount of retarding engine output power.
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