Method for the valve control of a hydraulic valve

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12468320-B2
Application number	US-202218572444-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 4, 2022
Priority date	Jun 30, 2021
Publication date	Nov 11, 2025
Grant date	Nov 11, 2025

Abstract

A method for valve control of a hydraulic valve which, in an actuation device of a clutch, influences an actuation pressure for actuating the clutch in accordance with an electrical actuation variable that actuates the hydraulic valve. The method includes selectively switching the clutch at least between a first clutch actuation state, in which the actuation pressure has a pressure value in a first actuation pressure range, and a second clutch actuation state, in which the actuation pressure is outside of the first actuation pressure range. The method further includes, during the first clutch actuation state, changing the electrical actuation variable based on the actuation pressure.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A method for valve control of a hydraulic valve which, in an actuation device of a clutch, influences an actuation pressure for actuating the clutch in accordance with an electrical actuation variable that actuates the hydraulic valve, the method comprising:
selectively switching the clutch-at least between a first clutch actuation state, in which the actuation pressure has a pressure value in a first actuation pressure range, and a second clutch actuation state, in which the actuation pressure outside of the first actuation pressure range, during the first clutch actuation state, changing the electrical actuation variable based on the actuation pressure, wherein a lower pressure value and an upper pressure value are defined within the first actuation pressure range based on the electrical actuation variable, and during the first clutch actuation state, at least one of:
when the lower pressure value is reached, increasing an absolute value of the electrical actuation variable, and
when the upper pressure value is reached, reducing an absolute value of the electrical actuation variable.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, during the first clutch actuation state, when the lower pressure value is reached, increasing an absolute value of the electrical actuation variable.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, during the first clutch actuation state, when the upper pressure value is reached, reducing an absolute value of the electrical actuation variable.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the electrical actuation variable is an electric current or an electric voltage.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the clutch is engaged for torque transmission in the first clutch actuation state and is disengaged for interruption of torque transmission in the second clutch actuation state.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, during the first clutch actuation state, performing a re-pumping process to increase the actuation pressure within the first actuation pressure range, wherein an absolute value of the electrical actuation variable is set to be greater during the re-pumping process than outside of the re-pumping process.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a hydraulic tightness of the hydraulic valve influencing the actuation pressure at least during the first clutch actuation state depends on the electrical actuation variable.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the hydraulic tightness of the hydraulic valve in the first clutch actuation state increases as an absolute value of the electrical actuation variable increases.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic valve is a discharge valve, which is closed in the first clutch actuation state and open in the second clutch actuation state in order to reduce the actuation pressure.

10 . A hydraulic device, comprising:
a pump; a clutch having an actuation device configured to switch the clutch at least between a first clutch actuation state and a second clutch actuation state; and a hydraulic valve arranged between the pump and the actuation device and actuatable via an electrical actuation variable, the hydraulic valve configured to influence an actuation pressure of the actuation device; wherein, in the first clutch actuation state, the actuation pressure of the actuation device has a first value that is within actuation pressure range, and, in the second clutch actuation state, the actuation pressure of the actuation device has a second value that is less than the first value; wherein, in the first clutch actuation state, the hydraulic valve is actuated, via a change in the electrical actuation variable, based on the first value, and wherein the hydraulic valve is a discharge valve, which is closed in the first clutch actuation state and open in the second clutch actuation state in order to reduce the actuation pressure.

11 . The hydraulic device according to claim 10 , wherein the clutch is engaged for torque transmission in the first clutch actuation state and is disengaged for interruption of torque transmission in the second clutch actuation state.

12 . The hydraulic device according to claim 11 , wherein, during actuation of the clutch from second clutch actuation state to the first clutch actuation state, the electrical actuation variable is increased in response to the first value of the actuation pressure increasing to a lower pressure value of the actuation pressure range.

13 . The hydraulic device according to claim 12 , wherein, after the first value reaches an upper pressure value of the actuation pressure range, the electrical actuation variable is reduced in response to the first value decreasing to a threshold value.

14 . The hydraulic device according to claim 13 , wherein the upper pressure value is greater than the lower pressure value.

15 . The hydraulic device according to claim 13 , wherein the threshold value is between the lower pressure value and the upper pressure value.

16 . The hydraulic device according to claim 13 , wherein, in the first clutch actuation state, in response to the first value decreasing to the lower pressure value:
the pump is actuated to increase the actuation pressure; and the electrical actuation variable is increased.

17 . The hydraulic device according to claim 16 , wherein the pump is stopped in response to the first value reaching the upper pressure value.

18 . The hydraulic device according to claim 16 , wherein the electrical actuation variable is reduced in response to the first value decreasing to the threshold value.

Assignees

• Schaeffler Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Mannsperger Ralf

Classifications

• F16D2048/0221

  Valves for clutch control systems; Details thereof · CPC title

• F16D48/02

  Control by fluid pressure · CPC title

• F16H2061/0037

  characterised by controlled fluid supply to lubrication circuits of the gearing · CPC title

• F16D2500/3024

  Pressure · CPC title

• F16D2500/3028

  Voltage · CPC title