Control unit arrangement for controlling a fluid arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10738880-B2
Application number	US-201615763810-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2016
Priority date	Sep 29, 2015
Publication date	Aug 11, 2020
Grant date	Aug 11, 2020

Abstract

A control unit arrangement for controlling a fluid arrangement includes at least one transmission actuator element, at least one valve and at least one pump, for clutch and transmission activation. The control unit arrangement also includes a plurality of control units. At least one control unit of the plurality of control units is configured to actuate the at least one transmission actuator element and at least one control unit of the plurality of control units is configured to actuate the at least one pump. One of the control units from the plurality of control units is configured to actuate the at least one valve, or at least two of the control units from the plurality of control units are connected via an OR logic for a common actuation of the at least one valve.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control unit arrangement for controlling a fluid arrangement, having at least one transmission actuator element, at least one valve and at least one pump, for clutch and transmission activation, the control unit arrangement comprising:
a superordinate control units;
a first subordinate control unit, hierarchically subordinate to the superordinate control unit, configured to actuate the at least one transmission actuator element; and
a second subordinate control unit, hierarchically subordinate to the superordinate control unit, configured to actuate the at least one pump, wherein
the superordinate control unit, the first subordinate control unit, the second subordinate control unit, or a third subordinate control unit, hierarchically subordinate to the superordinate control unit is configured to actuate the at least one valve.

2. The control unit arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control unit arrangement is configured in such a way that the first subordinate control unit, the second subordinate control unit, or the third subordinate control unit assumes, in response to a defect in the superordinate control unit, the entire function of the superordinate control unit.

3. The control unit arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second subordinate control unit comprises a first second subordinate control unit and a second second subordinate control unit.

4. The control unit arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising at least one interface for connecting to a motor vehicle bus system.

5. The control unit arrangement as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the interface is configured to connect to the motor vehicle bus system on a central control unit or on the superordinate control unit.

6. The control unit arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the superordinate control unit is configured to directly actuate the at least one valve or to indirectly actuate the at least one valve via the first subordinate control unit, the second subordinate control unit, or the third subordinate control unit.

7. The control unit arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of superordinate control unit, the first subordinate control unit and the second subordinate control units are connected to a vehicle interface or a vehicle bus such that a decentralized control unit arrangement is formed.

8. A fluid arrangement for clutch and transmission activation in a vehicle, comprising:
a double clutch including a first partial clutch and a second partial clutch;
a first pump and a second pump operable in opposite feed directions, wherein the first partial clutch of the double clutch is configured to be activated by the first pump and the second partial clutch of the double clutch is configured to be activated by the second pump;
a transmission actuator element including a first transmission actuator and a second transmission actuator, wherein the first transmission actuator is configured to provide a selector function of the transmission and the second transmission actuator is configured to provide a switching function of the transmission; and
a plurality of control units, wherein one control unit of the plurality of control units is a superordinate control unit and the other control units are subordinate control units, wherein the superordinate control unit performs the actuation of the subordinate control units.

9. The fluid arrangement of claim 8 , wherein the transmission actuator element is coupled to the first pump and the second pump via an OR valve.

10. The fluid arrangement of claim 9 , further comprising a valve arrangement having a first valve and a second valve connected between the OR valve and the transmission actuator element.

11. The fluid arrangement of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the subordinate control units controls the transmission actuator element, the first pump, or the second pump.

12. The fluid arrangement of claim 8 , wherein the superordinate control unit has a signal-conducting connection to each of the subordinate control units.

Assignees

• Schaeffler Technologies Ag
• Schaeffler Tech Ag & Cokg

Inventors

• Herkommer Dominik
• Schauer Andre
• Baehr Markus
• Grethel Marco
• Eich Jürgen

Classifications

• F16H61/0006

  Electronic control units for transmission control, e.g. connectors, casings or circuit boards · CPC title

• F16H61/0025 Primary

  Supply of control fluid; Pumps therefor · CPC title

• F16H61/688

  with two inputs, e.g. selection of one of two torque-flow paths by clutches · CPC title