Shift control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9541193-B2
Application number	US-201414583097-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 25, 2014
Priority date	Dec 27, 2013
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A shift control system includes an engine speed detector, a multistage transmission, a gear position detector, a shifting operation detector, and an output controller. The engine speed detector is configured to detect an engine speed. The gear position detector is configured to detect a transmission gear. The shifting operation detector is configured to detect an operation of a shift operating element. The output controller is configured to restrict output of an engine in a case where an up-shifting operation is detected by the shifting operation detector. The output controller is configured to release output restriction of the engine before the gear position detector detects that switching to a next-stage transmission gear by the up-shifting operation of the shift operating element is completed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A shift control system comprising:
engine speed detecting means that detects an engine speed;
multistage transmission that switches engagement conditions of a dog clutch by displacing shift forks driven in an axial direction of a shift drum along with turning of the shift drum by an operation of a shift operating element, the dog clutch being constituted by meshing engagement between a driving side dog and a driven side dog of transmission gears respectively mounted to a main shaft and a countershaft;
gear position detecting means that detects a transmission gear;
shifting operation detecting means that detects an operation of the shift operating element; and
an output control part that restricts output of an engine when an up-shifting operation is detected by the shifting operation detecting means,
wherein the output control part releases output restriction of the engine before the gear position detecting means detects that switching to a next-stage transmission gear by the up-shifting operation of the shift operating element is completed.

2. The shift control system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
countershaft speed detecting means that detects a rotational speed of the countershaft,
wherein the output control part switches a method for calculating timing for releasing the output restriction of the engine according to whether or not a driving side rotational speed or a driven side rotational speed is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the driving side rotational speed corresponding to the engine speed or a rotational speed of the main shaft, the driven side rotational speed corresponding to a rotational speed of a driving wheel or the rotational speed of the countershaft.

3. The shift control system according to claim 2 , wherein
the predetermined value is set in accordance with the transmission gear detected by the gear position detecting means when performing an up-shifting operation of the shift operating element.

4. The shift control system according to claim 2 , wherein
if the driving side rotational speed or the driven side rotational speed is equal to or less than the predetermined value, the output control part releases the output restriction at timing when a difference between the driving side rotational speed and the driven side rotational speed becomes equal to or less than a predetermined rotational speed.

5. The shift control system according claim 2 , wherein
if the driving side rotational speed or the driven side rotational speed is more than the predetermined value, the output control part releases the output restriction at timing when a predetermined time passes after the driving side rotational speed decreases to the driven side rotational speed.

6. The shift control system according to claim 1 , wherein the output control part restricts output of the engine by inhibiting fuel injection to the engine.

7. The shift control system according to claim 1 , wherein the output control part restricts output of the engine by cutting off fuel injection to the engine.

8. The shift control system according to claim 1 , wherein the output control part releases output restriction of the engine by restarting fuel injection to the engine.

9. A shift control system comprising:
an engine speed detector configured to detect an engine speed;
a multistage transmission configured to displace shift forks configured to be driven in an axial direction of a shift drum along with turning of the shift drum by an operation of a shift operating element to switch engagement conditions of a dog clutch, the dog clutch being constituted by meshing engagement between a driving side dog and a driven side dog of transmission gears respectively mounted to a main shaft and a countershaft;
a gear position detector configured to detect a transmission gear;
a shifting operation detector configured to detect the operation of the shift operating element; and
an output controller configured to restrict output of an engine in a case where an up-shifting operation is detected by the shifting operation detector, the output controller being configured to release output restriction of the engine before the gear position detector detects that switching to a next-stage transmission gear by the up-shifting operation of the shift operating element is completed.

10. The shift control system according to claim 9 , further comprising:
countershaft speed detector configured to detect a rotational speed of the countershaft,
wherein the output controller switches a method for calculating timing for releasing the output restriction of the engine according to whether or not a driving side rotational speed or a driven side rotational speed is equal to or less than a predetermined value, the driving side rotational speed corresponding to the engine speed or a rotational speed of the main shaft, the driven side rotational speed corresponding to a rotational speed of a driving wheel or the rotational speed of the countershaft.

11. The shift control system according to claim 10 , wherein
the predetermined value is set in accordance with the transmission gear detected by the gear position detector in a case where the up-shifting operation of the shift operating element is performed.

12. The shift control system according to claim 10 , wherein
if the driving side rotational speed or the driven side rotational speed is equal to or less than the predetermined value, the output controller releases the output restriction at timing when a difference between the driving side rotational speed and the driven side rotational speed becomes equal to or less than a predetermined rotational speed.

13. The shift control system according claim 10 , wherein
if the driving side rotational speed or the driven side rotational speed is more than the predetermined value, the output controller releases the output restriction at timing when a predetermined time passes after the driving side rotational speed decreases to the driven side rotational speed.

14. The shift control system according to claim 9 , wherein the output controller restricts output of the engine by inhibiting fuel injection to the engine.

15. The shift control system according to claim 9 , wherein the output controller restricts output of the engine by cutting off fuel injection to the engine.

16. The shift control system according to claim 9 , wherein the output controller releases output restriction of the engine by restarting fuel injection to the engine.

17. A shift control system comprising:
engine speed detecting means for detecting an engine speed;
a multistage transmission configured to displace shift forks configured to be driven in an axial direction of a shift drum along with turning of the shift drum by an operation of a shift operating element to switch engagement conditions of a dog clutch, the dog clutch being constituted by meshing engagement between a driving side dog and a driven side dog of transmission gears respectively mounted to a main shaft and a countershaft;
gear position detecting means for detecting a transmission gear;
shifting operation detecting means for detecting the operation of the shift operating element; and
output control means for restricting output of an engine in a case where an up-shifting operation is detected by the shifting operation detecting means, the output control means being configured to release output restriction of the engine before the gear position detecting means detects that switching to a next-stage transmission gear by the up-shifting operation of

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Arai Dai
• Kurata Hiroshi
• Suzuki Hiromi
• Shiouchi Takuma

Classifications

• F16H61/682

  with interruption of drive · CPC title

• F16H61/0437

  by using electrical signals (F16H61/0403 and F16H61/061 take precedence) · CPC title

• F16H63/502 Primary

  for smoothing gear shifts · CPC title

• F16H2061/0477

  by suppression of excessive engine flare or turbine racing during shift transition · CPC title

• F16H59/40

  Output shaft speed · CPC title