Hydraulic control device and vehicle control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9528600-B2
Application number	US-201114366751-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 26, 2011
Priority date	Dec 26, 2011
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

A hydraulic control device includes an electric pump configured to supply oil to a belt-type continuously variable transmission mechanism of a power transmission device through a hydraulic path based on driving of a motor, and an accumulator configured to accumulate oil inside by using the oil supplied by the electric pump and supplies the oil to a control system by discharging the accumulated oil through the hydraulic path. According to such a configuration, an increase in the sizes of the electric pump and the accumulator used for hydraulic control at the time of executing an idling stop function can be suppressed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A hydraulic control device that controls a hydraulic pressure of oil supplied for operating a power transmission device including a continuously variable transmission mechanism and a clutch, the continuously variable transmission mechanism including a belt stretched over between pulleys, the hydraulic control device comprising:
an electric pump configured to supply oil to the continuously variable transmission mechanism from among the continuously variable transmission mechanism and the clutch of the power transmission device through a first hydraulic path based on motor driving; and
an accumulator configured to accumulate oil inside by using the oil supplied by the electric pump, and supply the oil to the clutch from among the continuously variable transmission mechanism and the clutch of the power transmission device by discharging the accumulated oil through a second hydraulic path that is different from the first hydraulic path, wherein
the accumulator is connected only to the clutch from among the continuously variable transmission mechanism and the clutch of the power transmission device through the second hydraulic path such that the accumulated oil is supplied to the clutch.

2. The hydraulic control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the accumulator performs pressure accumulation and discharge of oil by using the oil supplied by the electric pump as an operating pressure.

3. The hydraulic control device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a hydraulic passage configured to communicate with a back pressure chamber adjusting a back pressure of the accumulator such that the oil supplied by the electric pump can be introduced into the back pressure chamber; and
a pressure accumulation control valve disposed on the hydraulic passage and configured to control introduction of oil into the back pressure chamber or discharge of the oil from the back pressure chamber, wherein
the accumulator accumulates oil inside in a state in which the oil supplied by the electric pump is introduced into the back pressure chamber from the hydraulic passage by the pressure accumulation control valve, and supplies the oil accumulated inside to the clutch by discharging the oil to the second hydraulic path in a state in which the oil is discharged from the back pressure chamber to the hydraulic passage by the pressure accumulation control valve.

4. The hydraulic control device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a pressure accumulation check valve disposed between the accumulator and the second hydraulic path and configured to prevent a flow of oil from the hydraulic second path side to the accumulator.

5. The hydraulic control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the accumulator performs pressure accumulation of the oil supplied by the electric pump.

6. The hydraulic control device according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a pressure accumulation hydraulic passage configured to communicate with the accumulator such that the oil supplied by the electric pump can be introduced into the accumulator;
a discharge hydraulic passage configured to connect the accumulator and the second hydraulic path together; and
a switching valve disposed on the discharge hydraulic passage and configured to switch between communicating and blocking between the accumulator and the second hydraulic path, wherein
the accumulator accumulates the oil supplied from the pressure accumulation passage by the electric pump on the inside thereof in a case where the electric pump is driven and is blocked from the second hydraulic path by the switching valve, and supplies the oil accumulated inside to the clutch by discharging the accumulated oil on the inside to the second hydraulic path through the discharge hydraulic passage in a case where the accumulator communicates with the second hydraulic path through the switching valve.

7. A vehicle control device comprising:
a power transmission device configured to include a continuously variable transmission mechanism and a clutch, the continuously variable transmission mechanism including a belt stretched over between pulleys; and
the hydraulic control device according to claim 1 configured to control a hydraulic pressure of oil supplied for operating the power transmission device.

8. The hydraulic control device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a pressure accumulation check valve disposed between the accumulator and the second hydraulic path and configured to prevent a flow of oil from the hydraulic second path side to the accumulator.

9. A vehicle control device comprising:
a power transmission device configured to include a continuously variable transmission mechanism and a clutch, the continuously variable transmission mechanism including a belt stretched over between pulleys; and
the hydraulic control device according to claim 2 configured to control a hydraulic pressure of oil supplied for operating the power transmission device.

10. A vehicle control device comprising:
a power transmission device configured to include a continuously variable transmission mechanism and a clutch, the continuously variable transmission mechanism including a belt stretched over between pulleys; and
the hydraulic control device according to claim 3 configured to control a hydraulic pressure of oil supplied for operating the power transmission device.

11. A vehicle control device comprising:
a power transmission device configured to include a continuously variable transmission mechanism and a clutch, the continuously variable transmission mechanism including a belt stretched over between pulleys; and
the hydraulic control device according to claim 4 configured to control a hydraulic pressure of oil supplied for operating the power transmission device.

12. A vehicle control device comprising:
a power transmission device configured to include a continuously variable transmission mechanism and a clutch, the continuously variable transmission mechanism including a belt stretched over between pulleys; and
the hydraulic control device according to claim 5 configured to control a hydraulic pressure of oil supplied for operating the power transmission device.

13. A vehicle control device comprising:
a power transmission device configured to include a continuously variable transmission mechanism and a clutch, the continuously variable transmission mechanism including a belt stretched over between pulleys; and
the hydraulic control device according to claim 6 configured to control a hydraulic pressure of oil supplied for operating the power transmission device.

Assignees

• Moriyama Shuji
• Morino Takuro
• Ito Yoshio
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Moriyama Shuji
• Morino Takuro
• Ito Yoshio

Classifications

• F16H61/662

  with endless flexible members · CPC title

• F16H61/0021 Primary

  Generation or control of line pressure · CPC title

• F15B1/033

  with electrical control means · CPC title

• F16H61/0025 Primary

  Supply of control fluid; Pumps therefor · CPC title

• F16H61/00

  Control functions within {control units of} change-speed- or reversing-gearings for conveying rotary motion {; Control of exclusively fluid gearing, friction gearing, gearings with endless flexible members or other particular types of gearing} · CPC title