Control device for vehicle drive device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9624992-B2
Application number	US-201314356505-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 17, 2013
Priority date	Jan 17, 2012
Publication date	Apr 18, 2017
Grant date	Apr 18, 2017

Abstract

A control device that controls a vehicle drive device in which a rotary electric machine is provided in a power transfer path that connects between an internal combustion engine and wheels. Engagement of a second engagement device is started when a change in shift range from a stop range to a running range is detected when output torque of the rotary electric machine is zero with the internal combustion engine rotating and with both the first engagement device and the second engagement device disengaged. Engagement of a first engagement device is started after engagement of the second engagement device is started, and the output torque of the rotary electric machine is increased from zero at the same time as engagement of the first engagement device is started or before engagement of the first engagement device is started.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device that controls a vehicle drive device in which a rotary electric machine is provided in a power transfer path that connects between an internal combustion engine and wheels and in which a first engagement device is provided between the internal combustion engine and the rotary electric machine and a second engagement device is provided between the rotary electric machine and the wheels, the control device comprising:
an electronic control unit that includes control logic, which when executed:
immediately starts engagement of the second engagement device when a change in shift range from a stop range to a running range is detected, while an output torque of the rotary electric machine is zero with the internal combustion engine rotating, and both the first engagement device and the second engagement device are disengaged,
starts engagement of the first engagement device after engagement of the second engagement device is started, and
increases the output torque of the rotary electric machine from zero at the same time as engagement of the first engagement device is started or before engagement of the first engagement device is started.

2. The control device for a vehicle drive device according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit starts engagement of the first engagement device after a transfer torque capacity of the second engagement device starts increasing because of the start of engagement of the second engagement device, and the electronic control unit increases the output torque of the rotary electric machine from zero after the transfer torque capacity of the second engagement device starts increasing.

3. The control device for a vehicle drive device according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit starts engagement of the first engagement device and the output torque of the rotary electric machine is increased from zero to cause the rotary electric machine to output torque matching rotary electric machine required torque, which is torque required for the rotary electric machine to start a vehicle, after a transfer torque capacity of the second engagement device becomes larger than a transfer torque capacity with which the rotary electric machine required torque can be transferred because of the start of engagement of the second engagement device.

4. The control device for a vehicle drive device according to claim 1 , wherein
a hydraulic pressure supply source for the first engagement device and a hydraulic pressure supply source for the second engagement device are common to each other.

5. The control device for a vehicle drive device according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit starts engagement of the first engagement device or the second engagement device by starting to move a hydraulic piston provided in each engagement device to an engagement side.

6. The control device for a vehicle drive device according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit controls the second engagement device such that the second engagement device is brought into a slipping engagement state when the first engagement device transitions to a direct engagement state after engagement of the first engagement device is started.

7. The control device for a vehicle drive device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first hydraulic pump driven by rotation of the rotary electric machine; and
a second hydraulic pump driven by a pump-driving drive force source that is independent of the rotary electric machine, wherein:
the first hydraulic pump and the second hydraulic pump are hydraulic pressure supply sources that are common to the first engagement device and the second engagement device; and
the electronic control unit drives the pump-driving drive force source to engage at least the second engagement device using a hydraulic pressure from the second hydraulic pump at least while rotation of the rotary electric machine is stopped.

8. A vehicle drive device comprising:
an internal combustion engine;
wheels;
a rotary electric machine provided in a power transfer path that connects between the internal combustion engine and the wheels;
a first engagement device provided between the internal combustion engine and the rotary electric machine;
a second engagement device provided between the rotary electric machine and the wheels; and
an electronic control unit that includes control logic, which when executed:
immediately starts engagement of the second engagement device when a change in shift range from a stop range to a running range is detected, while an output torque of the rotary electric machine is zero with the internal combustion engine rotating, and both the first engagement device and the second engagement device are disengaged,
starts engagement of the first engagement device after engagement of the second engagement device is started, and
increases the output torque of the rotary electric machine from zero at the same time as engagement of the first engagement device is started or before engagement of the first engagement device is started.

9. The vehicle drive device according to claim 8 , wherein
the electronic control unit starts engagement of the first engagement device after a transfer torque capacity of the second engagement device starts increasing because of the start of engagement of the second engagement device, and the electronic control unit increases the output torque of the rotary electric machine from zero after the transfer torque capacity of the second engagement device starts increasing.

10. The vehicle drive device according to claim 8 , wherein
the electronic control unit starts engagement of the first engagement device and the output torque of the rotary electric machine is increased from zero to cause the rotary electric machine to output torque matching rotary electric machine required torque, which is torque required for the rotary electric machine to start a vehicle, after a transfer torque capacity of the second engagement device becomes larger than a transfer torque capacity with which the rotary electric machine required torque can be transferred because of the start of engagement of the second engagement device.

11. The vehicle drive device according to claim 8 , wherein
a hydraulic pressure supply source for the first engagement device and a hydraulic pressure supply source for the second engagement device are common to each other.

12. The vehicle drive device according to claim 8 , wherein
the electronic control unit starts engagement of the first engagement device or the second engagement device by starting to move a hydraulic piston provided in each engagement device to an engagement side.

13. The vehicle drive device according to claim 8 , wherein
the electronic control unit controls the second engagement device such that the second engagement device is brought into a slipping engagement state when the first engagement device transitions to a direct engagement state after engagement of the first engagement device is started.

14. The control device according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a first hydraulic pump driven by rotation of the rotary electric machine; and
a second hydraulic pump driven by a pump-driving drive force source that is independent of the rotary electric machine, wherein:
the first hydraulic pump and the second hydraulic pump are hydraulic pressure supply sources that are common to the first engagement device and the second engagement device; and
the electronic control unit drives the pump-driving drive force source to engage at least the second engagement device

Assignees

• Aisin Aw Co

Inventors

• Kasuya Satoru
• Kito Masashi
• Sugisaka Shigeru
• Seki Yuichi

Classifications

• Y02T10/62

  Hybrid vehicles · CPC title

• F16D2500/70458

  Engine torque · CPC title

• F16D2500/3144

  Accelerator pedal position · CPC title

• B60W30/18027

  Drive off, accelerating from standstill · CPC title

• F16D2500/30415

  Speed of the input shaft · CPC title