Control device and control method for lock-up clutch

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11067167-B2
Application number	US-201816478572-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2018
Priority date	Jan 31, 2017
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

A control device for a lock-up clutch includes a control unit, an abnormality determination unit, a release control unit and a prohibition unit. The control unit is configured to control an engagement state of a lock-up clutch, and to perform a slip lock-up control by performing a feedback control of an engagement hydraulic pressure to be a first slip amount during coasting. The abnormality determination unit is configured to determine an abnormality when a state continues with a slip amount being equal to or greater than a second slip amount. The release control unit is configured to release the lock-up clutch when the abnormality is determined. The prohibition unit is configured to allow the control unit to raise the engagement hydraulic pressure by a prescribed pressure, and to prohibit determination by the abnormality determination unit, when the transmission ratio is downshifted during coasting while the slip lock-up control is performed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device for a lock-up clutch comprising:
a control unit configured to control an engagement state of the lock-up clutch of a torque converter provided between an engine and an automatic transmission, and to perform a slip lock-up control by performing a feedback control of an engagement hydraulic pressure of the lock-up clutch to be a first slip amount during coasting;
an abnormality determination unit configured to determine an abnormality when a state occurs with a slip amount of the lock-up clutch being equal to or greater than a second slip amount that is greater than the first slip amount;
a release control unit configured to release the lock-up clutch when the abnormality is determined by the abnormality determination unit; and
a prohibition unit configured to allow the control unit to raise the engagement hydraulic pressure of the lock-up clutch by a prescribed pressure, and to prohibit determination by the abnormality determination unit, when a transmission ratio of the automatic transmission is downshifted in response to a driver's downshifting operation of the automatic transmission during coasting while the slip lock-up control is performed.

2. The control device of the lock-up clutch according to claim 1 , wherein
a rising amount when the control unit raises the engagement hydraulic pressure of the lock-up clutch is correlated to an input side inertia torque amount of the lock-up clutch when the transmission ratio is downshifted.

3. The control device of the lock-up clutch according to claim 1 , wherein
after a prescribed time has elapsed after the engagement hydraulic pressure of the lock-up clutch is raised by the control unit, the prohibition unit is configured to release prohibition of determination by the abnormality determination unit.

4. A control method of a lock-up clutch, comprising:
performing a slip lock-up control by performing a feedback control of an engagement hydraulic pressure of the lock-up clutch of a torque converter provided between an engine and an automatic transmission to be a first slip amount during coasting;
determining an abnormality and releasing the lock-up clutch when a state occurs with a slip amount of the lock-up clutch being equal to or greater than a second slip amount that is greater than the first slip amount; and
raising the engagement hydraulic pressure of the lock-up clutch by a prescribed pressure and prohibiting the abnormality determination when a transmission ratio of the automatic transmission is downshifted in response to a driver's downshifting operation of the automatic transmission during coasting.

Assignees

• Jatco Ltd

Inventors

• Iizumi Takehiro
• Noda Toshiaki
• Yamada Takahiro
• Koguchi Takashi
• Ishiyama Yuichi

Classifications

• F16D2500/7105

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