Shift range control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10794479-B2
Application number	US-201916512754-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2019
Priority date	Jul 10, 2017
Publication date	Oct 6, 2020
Grant date	Oct 6, 2020

Abstract

A shift range control device switches a shift range by controlling the driving of a motor. An angle calculation unit acquires a motor rotation angle signal outputted from a motor rotation angle sensor that detects the rotation position of the motor, and calculates a motor angle. A signal acquisition unit acquires an output shaft signal, which is outputted from an output shaft sensor for detecting the rotation position of an output shaft through which the rotation of the motor is transmitted. A value of the output shaft signal changing in steps in accordance with the rotation position of the output shaft. A target setting unit sets a motor angle target value by correcting, in accordance with a speed of the motor at the timing at which the acquired output shaft signal changes, a pre-correction motor angle target value that is set on the basis of a target shift range and a change point at which the output shaft signal changes. A drive control unit controls driving of the motor so that the motor angle reaches the motor angle target value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shift range control device for switching a shift range by controlling driving of a motor, the shift range control device comprising:
an angle calculation unit for acquiring a motor rotation angle signal outputted from a motor rotation angle sensor that detects a rotation position of the motor, and calculating a motor angle;
a signal acquisition unit for acquiring an output shaft signal, which is outputted from an output shaft sensor for detecting a rotation position of an output shaft to which rotation of the motor is transmitted, a value of the output shaft signal changing in steps in accordance with the rotation position of the output shaft;
a target setting unit for setting a motor angle target value by correcting, in accordance with a speed of the motor at a timing at which an acquired output shaft signal has changed, a pre-correction motor angle target value that is set based on a target shift range and a change point at which the output shaft signal changes; and
a drive control unit for controlling driving of the motor such that the motor angle becomes the motor angle target value.

2. The shift range control device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the output shaft rotates integrally with a rotation member having a plurality of valley sections to which an engagement member is engaged in correspondence to the shift range; and
the output shaft signal changes stepwise so as to have different values between before and after movement when the engagement member moves to an adjacent valley section.

3. The shift range control device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the output shaft signal is output from the output shaft sensor to a transmission control unit that controls a shift position of an automatic transmission; and
the signal acquisition unit acquires the output shaft signal from the transmission control unit.

4. A shift range control device for switching a shift range by controlling driving of a motor, the shift range control device comprising a microcomputer having a memory and programmed to execute processing of:
acquiring a motor rotation angle signal outputted from a motor rotation angle sensor that detects a rotation position of the motor, and calculating a motor angle;
acquiring an output shaft signal outputted from an output shaft sensor for detecting a rotation position of an output shaft to which rotation of the motor is transmitted through a rotation speed reducer, a value of the output shaft signal changing in steps in accordance with the rotation position of the output shaft;
setting a motor angle target value by correcting, in accordance with a speed of the motor at a timing at which an acquired output shaft signal has changed, a pre-correction motor angle target value that is set based on a target shift range and a change point at which the output shaft signal changes; and
controlling driving of the motor such that the motor angle becomes the motor angle target value.

5. The shift range control device according to claim 4 , wherein:
the output shaft signal changes stepwise so as to have different values between before and after rotation of a rotation member, which is integrally rotatable with the output shaft and having a plurality of valley sections to which an engagement member is engaged in correspondence to the shift range.

6. The shift range control device according to claim 5 , wherein:
the processing of acquiring the output shaft signal acquires the output shaft signal of the output shaft sensor indirectly through a transmission control unit, which controls a shift position of an automatic transmission.

7. The shift range control device according to claim 4 , wherein:
the processing of acquiring the output shaft signal acquires the output shaft signal of the output shaft sensor indirectly through a transmission control unit, which controls a shift position of an automatic transmission.

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Kamio Shigeru

Classifications

• F16H61/32 Primary

  Electric motors  {, actuators or related electrical control means}  therefor · CPC title

• H02P23/20

  Controlling the acceleration or deceleration · CPC title

• F16H59/08

  Range selector apparatus · CPC title

• H02P6/16

  Circuit arrangements for detecting position · CPC title

• F16H2061/326

  Actuators for range selection, i.e. actuators for controlling the range selector or the manual range valve in the transmission · CPC title