Hydraulic control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9702381-B2
Application number	US-201414523143-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 24, 2014
Priority date	Oct 28, 2013
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

A hydraulic control system includes a first oil passage, a first oil pump, a second oil passage, a second oil pump and a check valve. The first oil pump is disposed in the first oil passage. The second oil passage bypasses the first oil pump, includes an intake oil passage and a discharge oil passage, the intake oil passage and the first oil passage are connected to each other at a connection point, and the discharge oil passage includes an air vent hole. The second oil pump is disposed in the second oil passage, configured to take in oil from the intake passage, and configured to discharge the oil into the discharge oil passage. The check valve is provided between the connection point and the air vent hole, configured to restrict flow of the oil from the air vent hole toward the connection point via the second oil pump.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hydraulic control system comprising:
a first oil passage;
a mechanical oil pump disposed in the first oil passage, the mechanical oil pump configured to be driven with power of an engine;
a second oil passage bypassing the mechanical oil pump, the second oil passage including an intake oil passage and a discharge oil passage, the intake oil passage and the first oil passage being connected to each other at a connection point, and the discharge oil passage including an air vent hole;
an electric oil pump disposed in the second oil passage, the electric oil pump configured to be driven with power of a motor, the electric oil pump configured to take in oil from the intake oil passage, and the electric oil pump configured to discharge the oil into the discharge oil passage; and
a check valve being provided between the connection point and the air vent hole, the check valve configured to restrict flow of the oil from the air vent hole toward the connection point via the electric oil pump.

2. The hydraulic control system according to claim 1 , wherein the check valve is provided in the discharge oil passage.

3. The hydraulic control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the discharge oil passage includes a main oil passage connected to the first oil passage, and a branch oil passage that branches off from the main oil passage; and
the check valve and the air vent hole are provided in the branch oil passage.

4. The hydraulic control system according to claim 3 , wherein the branch oil passage includes an orifice.

5. The hydraulic control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the electric oil pump is configured to be driven when an idle reduction condition is satisfied.

6. The hydraulic control system according to claim 5 , wherein
the electric oil pump is configured to be driven when the idle reduction condition is satisfied, and an engine speed is lower than a predetermined value that is higher than an idle speed.

7. A hydraulic control system comprising:
a first oil passage;
a first oil pump disposed in the first oil passage;
a second oil passage bypassing the first oil pump, the second oil passage including an intake oil passage and a discharge oil passage, the intake oil passage and the first oil passage being connected to each other at a connection point, and the discharge oil passage including a main oil passage and a branch oil passage, the main oil passage connected to the first oil passage, the branch oil passage branches off from the main oil passage, the branch oil passage includes an air vent hole;
a second oil pump disposed in the second oil passage, the second oil pump configured to take in oil from the intake oil passage, and the second oil pump configured to discharge the oil into the discharge oil passage; and
a check valve being provided in the main oil passage between the connection point and the air vent hole, the check valve configured to restrict flow of the oil from the air vent hole toward the connection point via the second oil pump.

8. The hydraulic control system according to claim 7 , wherein the branch oil passage includes an orifice.

9. The hydraulic control system according to claim 7 , wherein:
the first oil pump is configured to be driven with power of an engine;
the second oil pump is configured to be driven with power of a motor.

10. The hydraulic control system according to claim 9 , wherein:
the second oil pump is configured to be driven when an idle reduction condition is satisfied.

11. The hydraulic control system according to claim 10 , wherein
the second oil pump is configured to be driven when the idle reduction condition is satisfied, and an engine speed is lower than a predetermined value that is higher than an idle speed.

12. A hydraulic control system comprising:
a first oil passage;
a first oil pump disposed in the first oil passage;
a second oil passage bypassing the first oil pump, the second oil passage including an intake oil passage and a discharge oil passage, the intake oil passage and the first oil passage being connected to each other at a connection point, and the discharge oil passage including a main oil passage and a branch oil passage, the main oil passage connected to the first oil passage, the branch oil passage branches off from the main oil passage, the branch oil passage includes an air vent hole;
a second oil pump disposed in the second oil passage, the second oil pump configured to take in oil from the intake oil passage, and the second oil pump configured to discharge the oil into the discharge oil passage; and
a check valve being provided in intake oil passage between the connection point and the second oil pump, the check valve configured to restrict flow of the oil from the air vent hole toward the connection point via the second oil pump.

13. The hydraulic control system according to claim 12 , wherein the branch oil passage includes an orifice.

14. The hydraulic control system according to claim 12 , wherein:
the first oil pump is configured to be driven with power of an engine; and
the second oil pump is configured to be driven with power of a motor.

15. The hydraulic control system according to claim 14 , wherein:
the second oil pump is configured to be driven when an idle reduction condition is satisfied.

16. The hydraulic control system according to claim 15 , wherein
the second oil pump is configured to be driven when the idle reduction condition is satisfied, and an engine speed is lower than a predetermined value that is higher than an idle speed.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Morita Hiroki
• Ota Hirofumi
• Dodo Kohei
• Kubonoya Hideki
• Nishimura Naoki

Classifications

• F15B2211/30505

  Non-return valves, i.e. check valves · CPC title

• F15B2211/20515

  Electric motor · CPC title

• F16H2061/004

  Venting trapped air from hydraulic systems · CPC title

• F15B21/044

  Removal or measurement of undissolved gas, e.g. de-aeration, venting or bleeding · CPC title

• F16H61/0031 Primary

  using auxiliary pumps, e.g. pump driven by a different power source than the engine · CPC title