Control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11859679-B2
Application number	US-202318182126-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2023
Priority date	Sep 15, 2020
Publication date	Jan 2, 2024
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024

Abstract

A control device controls a torque transmission device. The torque transmission device includes an actuator that operates by being energized and a torque transmission portion that is switched to a transmission state or a non-transmission state by the actuator operating, and transmits a torque between a first transmission portion and a second transmission portion when the torque transmission portion is in the transmission state. The control device includes a target calculation unit, a mode determination unit, and a control unit. The target calculation unit calculates a target transmission torque that is a torque to be transmitted between the first transmission portion and the second transmission portion. The mode determination unit determines an operating mode among an engagement mode, a release mode, and a steady mode. The control unit controls the actuator based on the operating mode determined by the mode determination unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control device that controls a torque transmission device, the torque transmission device including an actuator that operates by being energized and a torque transmission portion that is switched to a transmission state or a non-transmission state by the actuator operating, and configured to transmit a torque between a first transmission portion and a second transmission portion when the torque transmission portion is in the transmission state, the control device comprising:
a target calculation unit configured to calculate a target transmission torque that is a torque to be transmitted between the first transmission portion and the second transmission portion;
a mode determination unit configured to determine that an operating mode is an engagement mode when the target transmission torque increases over time, determine that the operating mode is a release mode when the target transmission torque decreases over time, and determine that the operating mode is a steady mode when the target transmission torque does not change over time; and
a control unit configured to control the actuator based on the operating mode determined by the mode determination unit, wherein
the control unit includes
a feedback control unit configured to perform feedback-control of the actuator based on the target transmission torque,
a gain setting unit configured to set a gain used for the feedback-control by the feedback control unit,
a duty calculation unit configured to calculate a duty based on the gain,
a duty output unit configured to output the duty calculated by the duty calculation unit as an output duty,
an energization control unit configured to control energization of the actuator based on the output duty output from the duty output unit, and
a feedback control adjustment unit configured to shift to a control stop mode that causes the feedback control unit to stop the feedback-control of the actuator when a predetermined stop condition is satisfied in a case where the mode determination unit determines that the operating mode is the steady mode, and

the feedback control adjustment unit stores an integral calculation value in the feedback-control immediately before the feedback control unit stops the feedback-control of the actuator when shifting to the control stop mode, and then restarts the feedback control unit performing the feedback-control of the actuator by using the integral calculation value stored when a predetermined restart condition is satisfied.

2. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
in a case where the mode determination unit determines that the operating mode is the steady mode, the feedback control adjustment unit starts a time count when a deviation between an actual control value that is an actual control amount of the actuator and a target value becomes within a threshold value.

3. The control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the feedback control adjustment unit shifts to the control stop mode when determining, based on the time count, that a predetermined time has passed.

4. The control device according to claim 3 , wherein
the feedback control adjustment unit is configured to change the threshold value based on the target transmission torque or a temperature of the torque transmission portion.

5. The control device according to claim 4 , wherein
the feedback control adjustment unit is configured to change the predetermined time based on a change width of the target transmission torque or the temperature of the torque transmission portion.

6. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
when the mode determination unit, in the control stop mode, determines that the steady mode shifts to the engagement mode or the release mode, the feedback control adjustment unit restarts the feedback control unit performing the feedback-control of the actuator.

7. The control device according to any claim 1 , wherein
the feedback control adjustment unit restarts the feedback control unit performing the feedback-control of the actuator when a deviation between an actual control value that is an actual control amount of the actuator and a target value exceeds a threshold value in the control stop mode, and then shifts to the control stop mode when a state where the deviation is within the threshold value continues for a predetermined time.

8. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the duty output unit outputs the output duty in a same cycle as a calculation cycle of the feedback control unit.

9. The control device according to claim 8 , wherein
the duty output unit outputs the output duty in a cycle shorter than a calculation cycle of the feedback control unit.

10. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the energization control unit, in the control stop mode, without stopping power supply to the actuator, reduces an amount of power supply to the actuator to maintain a predetermined amount of power supply.

11. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the actuator includes
an electric motor configured to output a torque, and
a pressing unit configured to move in an axial direction by the torque of the electric motor and press the torque transmission portion to switch a state of the torque transmission portion to the transmission state or the non-transmission state, and

the feedback control unit performs the feedback-control of the actuator based on the target transmission torque, and a rotation angle of the electric motor, a movement amount of the pressing unit, a rotation speed of the electric motor, a load to be applied from the pressing unit to the torque transmission portion, or a current flowing through the electric motor.

12. The control device according to claim 11 , wherein
the feedback control unit is a circuit implemented by hardware, and is configured to perform the feedback-control of the actuator based on the target transmission torque and a current flowing through the electric motor.

13. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the torque transmission portion is a clutch that is switched to the engaged state or the disengaged state by a pressing force output from the actuator.

14. The control device according to claim 13 , wherein
the clutch is of a type configured to connect and disconnect the first transmission portion and the second transmission portion, of which one and the other rotate with respect to another member, and to transmit power, or is of a type configured to connect and disconnect the first transmission portion and the second transmission portion, of which one is fixed and the other relatively rotates with respect to the other member, and to weaken or stop the transmitted power.

15. The control device according to claim 13 , wherein
the clutch is a dry clutch or a wet clutch.

16. The control device according to any one of claim 13 , wherein
the clutch is a single-disc clutch or a multi-disc clutch.

17. A control device that controls a torque transmission device, the torque transmission device including an actuator that operates by being energized and a torque transmission portion that is switched to a transmission state or a non-transmission state by the actuator operating, and configured to transmit a torque between a first transmission portion and a second transmission portion when the torque transmission portion is in the transmission state, the control device comprising a processor configured to:
calculate a target transmission torque that is a torque to be transmitted between the first transmission portion and the second t

Assignees

• Denso Corp

Inventors

• Nakagawa Masashi

Classifications

• F16D48/064 Primary

  Control of electrically or electromagnetically actuated clutches (F16D48/062, F16D48/068 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16D48/06 Primary

  Control by electric or electronic means, e.g. of fluid pressure · CPC title

• F16D13/52

  Clutches with multiple lamellae {; Clutches in which three or more axially moveable members are fixed alternately to the shafts to be coupled and are pressed from one side towards an axially-located member (F16D13/385 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• F16D2500/1023

  Electric motor · CPC title

• F16D2500/1045

  Friction clutch · CPC title