Hydraulic device that controls pulsation in first oil by increasing rotation number of second pump

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10865812-B2
Application number	US-201816056625-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 7, 2018
Priority date	Aug 10, 2017
Publication date	Dec 15, 2020
Grant date	Dec 15, 2020

Abstract

In a hydraulic control device, when it is detected that a pressure of first oil (output pressure) detected by an output pressure sensor pulsates, a transmission control unit as a TCU stops driving of a second pump or decreases a rotation number of the second pump as a first operation. Alternatively, when it is detected that the output pressure pulsates, the TCU increases the rotation number of the second pump to a rotation number (for example, maximum rotation number) that is higher than a target rotation number as a second operation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hydraulic control device including, between a first pump and a continuously variable transmission mechanism, a second pump and a non-return valve connected in parallel and configured to supply first oil from the first pump to the continuously variable transmission mechanism through the non-return valve, or pressurize the first oil that is supplied from the first pump with the second pump and supply the first oil that has been pressurized to the continuously variable transmission mechanism as second oil, the hydraulic control device comprising:
a first flow passage configured to connect between the first pump, the second pump, and the non-return valve, and allow the first oil to flow therein;
a pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure of the first oil flowing in the first flow passage; and
a transmission control unit configured to control driving of the second pump,
wherein if the pressure of the first oil that is detected by the pressure sensor pulsates, the transmission control unit is configured to increase a rotation number of the second pump to a first rotation number that is higher than a target rotation number,
wherein the transmission control unit is configured to decrease the rotation number of the second pump from the first rotation number to a second rotation number that is higher than the target rotation number,
wherein the second rotation number is a rotation number that is higher than a rotation number where a primary component of a discharging frequency of the first pump and a primary component of a discharging frequency of the second pump overlap.

2. The hydraulic control device according to claim 1 , further comprising an electromagnetic valve provided at the first flow passage, and configured to connect between the first pump, the non-return valve, and the second pump, and configured to supply the first oil to a low-pressure system through a second flow passage when operating using a pressure of the first oil or the second oil as a pilot pressure,
wherein in a case where the second pump supplies the second oil to the continuously variable transmission mechanism and the electromagnetic valve, the electromagnetic valve is configured to operate using the pressure of the second oil as the pilot pressure so as to supply the first oil to the second pump through the first flow passage and supply the first oil to the low-pressure system through the second flow passage.

3. The hydraulic control device according to claim 2 , further comprising a third flow passage configured to connect between an output side of the second pump and the electromagnetic valve,
wherein in a case where the second pump supplies the second oil to the continuously variable transmission mechanism and the electromagnetic valve, the electromagnetic valve is configured to operate using the pressure of the second oil as the pilot pressure so as to connect between the first flow passage and the third flow passage and maintain the pressure of the second oil to a predetermined pressure.

4. The hydraulic control device according to claim 1 , wherein if increasing the rotation number of the second pump to the first rotation number fails to suppress pulsation, the transmission control unit is configured to stop the driving of the second pump or decrease the rotation number of the second pump to an idling rotation number.

5. The hydraulic control device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the transmission control unit is configured to determine whether the pulsation occurs on a basis of a difference between the pressure of the first oil detected by the pressure detection unit and an estimated value of the pressure;
if it is determined that the pulsation does not occur, the transmission control unit is configured to increase the rotation number of the second pump; and
if it is determined that the pulsation occurs, the transmission control unit is configured to increase the rotation number of the second pump to the first rotation number.

6. The hydraulic control device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first pump is a pump that is driven by an engine of a vehicle;
the second pump is a pump that is driven by a motor of the vehicle;
the continuously variable transmission mechanism is a unit configured to operate when the first oil or the second oil is supplied in a transmission of the vehicle; and
the transmission control unit is configured to control the driving of the motor so as to control the rotation number of the second pump.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hirai Shinichi

Classifications

• F16H61/0031 Primary

  using auxiliary pumps, e.g. pump driven by a different power source than the engine · CPC title

• F04B2205/13

  Pressure pulsations after the pump · CPC title

• F15B2211/20576

  with multiple pumps · CPC title

• F16H63/50

  Signals to an engine or motor · CPC title

• F04C2270/14

  Pulsations · CPC title