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Transmission control system for automatic transmission
Assignee: Mazda Motor Corp
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Filing: 1990-09-27
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Granted: 1992-07-14
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Expires: 2010-09-27
Abstract
Abstract A transmission control system for an automatic transmission for a vehicle causes the automatic transmission to shift according to one of an economy mode shift pattern and a power mode shift pattern. The control system switches the shift pattern from the economy mode shift pattern to the power mode shift pattern when the engine load or the rate of change of the engine load becomes not smaller than a predetermined reference value. The predetermined reference value is changed according to the acceleration of the vehicle body.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Sasaki
- 👤 Minoru Kuriyama
- 👤 Ikuo Onimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 14:11
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/02; F16H61/0202; F16H61/0204; F16H61/0213; F02; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; F16H59/00; F16H59/02; F16H59/08; F16H2059/082; F16H2059/084; F16H2059/085; F16H2061/0075; F16H2061/0096; F16H59/14; F16H59/18; F16H59/48; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S477/00; Y10S477/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A transmission control system for an automatic transmission for a vehicle which causes the automatic transmission to shift according to one of first and second shift patterns, the transmission being caused to upshift into a given gear-speed at a lower vehicle speed according to said first shift pattern than according to said second shift pattern, the control system comprising: an engine load sensor which detects load on an engine of the vehicle, an acceleration determining means for determining acceleration of the vehicle body, and a shift pattern switching means which switches the shift pattern between the first and second shift patterns on the basis of a combination of a function of the engine load and a function of the acceleration of the vehicle body; wherein said shift pattern switching means switches the shift pattern from the first shift pattern to the second shift pattern when the engine load becomes not smaller than a predetermined reference value, and changes the predetermined reference value according to the acceleration of the vehicle body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A transmission control system for an automatic transmission for a vehicle which causes the automatic transmission to shift according to one of first and second shift patterns, the transmission being caused to upshift into a given gear-speed at a lower vehicle speed according to said first shift pattern than according to said second shift pattern, the control system comprising: an engine load sensor which detects load on an engine of the vehicle, an acceleration determining means for determining acceleration of the vehicle body, and a shift pattern switching means which switches the shift pattern between the first and second shift patterns on the basis of a combination of a function of the engine load and a function of the acceleration of the vehicle body; wherein said shift pattern switching means switches the shift pattern from the first shift pattern to the second shift pattern when the engine load becomes not smaller than a predetermined reference value, and changes the predetermined reference value according to the acceleration of the vehicle body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A transmission control system as defined in claim 1 in which said engine load sensor detects the engine load through the throttle opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
175 words
A transmission control system for an automatic transmission for a vehicle which causes the automatic transmission to shift according to one of first and second shift patterns, the transmission being caused to upshift into a given gear-speed at a lower vehicle speed according to said first shift pattern than according to said second shift pattern, the control system comprising: an engine load sensor which detects load on an engine of the vehicle, an acceleration determining means for determining acceleration of the vehicle body, and a shift pattern switching means which switches the shift pattern between the first and second shift patterns on the basis of a combination of a function of the engine load and a function of the acceleration of the vehicle body; wherein said shift pattern switching means switches the shift pattern from the first shift pattern to the second shift pattern when the rate of change of the engine load becomes not smaller than a predetermined reference value, and changes the predetermined reference value according to the acceleration of the vehicle body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
175 words
A transmission control system for an automatic transmission for a vehicle which causes the automatic transmission to shift according to one of first and second shift patterns, the transmission being caused to upshift into a given gear-speed at a lower vehicle speed according to said first shift pattern than according to said second shift pattern, the control system comprising: an engine load sensor which detects load on an engine of the vehicle, an acceleration determining means for determining acceleration of the vehicle body, and a shift pattern switching means which switches the shift pattern between the first and second shift patterns on the basis of a combination of a function of the engine load and a function of the acceleration of the vehicle body; wherein said shift pattern switching means switches the shift pattern from the first shift pattern to the second shift pattern when the rate of change of the engine load becomes not smaller than a predetermined reference value, and changes the predetermined reference value according to the acceleration of the vehicle body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A transmission control system as defined in claim 3 in which said engine load sensor detects the engine load through the throttle opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
169 words
A transmission control system for an automatic transmission for a vehicle which causes the automatic transmission to shift according to one of first and second shift patterns, the transmission being caused to upshift into a given gear-speed at a lower vehicle speed according to said first shift pattern than according to said second shift pattern, the control system comprising: an engine load sensor which detects load on an engine of the vehicle, an acceleration determining means for determining acceleration of the vehicle body, and a shift pattern switching means which switches the shift pattern between the first and second shift patterns on the basis of a combination of a function of the engine load and a function of the acceleration of the vehicle body; wherein said shift pattern switching means switches the shift pattern from the first shift pattern to the second shift pattern when the ratio of the acceleration of the vehicle body to rate of change of the engine load becomes smaller than a predetermined reference value.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
169 words
A transmission control system for an automatic transmission for a vehicle which causes the automatic transmission to shift according to one of first and second shift patterns, the transmission being caused to upshift into a given gear-speed at a lower vehicle speed according to said first shift pattern than according to said second shift pattern, the control system comprising: an engine load sensor which detects load on an engine of the vehicle, an acceleration determining means for determining acceleration of the vehicle body, and a shift pattern switching means which switches the shift pattern between the first and second shift patterns on the basis of a combination of a function of the engine load and a function of the acceleration of the vehicle body; wherein said shift pattern switching means switches the shift pattern from the first shift pattern to the second shift pattern when the ratio of the acceleration of the vehicle body to rate of change of the engine load becomes smaller than a predetermined reference value.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A transmission control system as defined in claim 5 in which said shift pattern switching means changes the reference value according to the throttle opening and the vehicle speed.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
220 words
A transmission control system for an automatic transmission for a vehicle which causes the automatic transmission to shift according to one of first and second shift patterns, the transmission being caused to upshift into a given gear-speed at a lower vehicle speed according to said first shift pattern than according to said second shift pattern, the control system comprising: an engine load sensor which detects load on an engine of the vehicle. an acceleration determining means determining acceleration of the vehicle body, and a shift pattern switch means which switches the shift pattern between the first and second shift patterns on the basis of a combination of a function of the engine load and a function of the acceleration of the vehicle body; the transmission control system further comprising a reference value output means which outputs a reference value of acceleration of the vehicle body according to the throttle opening, and a running load determining means which compares the actual acceleration of the vehicle body with the reference value output by the reference value output means and determines a running load according to the result of the comparison and in which said shift pattern switching means switches the shift pattern from the first shift pattern to the second shift pattern when the running load is larger than a preset value.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
220 words
A transmission control system for an automatic transmission for a vehicle which causes the automatic transmission to shift according to one of first and second shift patterns, the transmission being caused to upshift into a given gear-speed at a lower vehicle speed according to said first shift pattern than according to said second shift pattern, the control system comprising: an engine load sensor which detects load on an engine of the vehicle. an acceleration determining means determining acceleration of the vehicle body, and a shift pattern switch means which switches the shift pattern between the first and second shift patterns on the basis of a combination of a function of the engine load and a function of the acceleration of the vehicle body; the transmission control system further comprising a reference value output means which outputs a reference value of acceleration of the vehicle body according to the throttle opening, and a running load determining means which compares the actual acceleration of the vehicle body with the reference value output by the reference value output means and determines a running load according to the result of the comparison and in which said shift pattern switching means switches the shift pattern from the first shift pattern to the second shift pattern when the running load is larger than a preset value.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
A transmission control system as defined in claim 7 further including means to detect engine speed, wherein said reference value is changed depending on both the throttle opening and the engine speed.
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