Control system and control method for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9765886-B2
Application number	US-201314897523-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2013
Priority date	Jun 12, 2013
Publication date	Sep 19, 2017
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017

Abstract

A control system and a control method for a vehicle, the vehicle includes an engine, an input shaft, an output shaft, a continuously variable transmission section, a stepped transmission section and a clutch mechanism, and a control device. The continuously variable transmission section and the stepped transmission section are provided between the input shaft and the output shaft. The clutch mechanism is provided in a torque transmission path between the stepped transmission section and drive wheels. The control device is configured to disengage the clutch mechanism in a case where a vehicle speed is at least equal to a specified value and the engine is stopped.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control system for a vehicle, the vehicle including an engine, an input shaft, an output shaft, a continuously variable transmission section, a stepped transmission section and a clutch mechanism, the input shaft being configured that torque output from the engine is input, the output shaft being configured to output the torque, the continuously variable transmission section being configured to continuously vary a transmission gear ratio, the stepped transmission section being provided in parallel with the continuously variable transmission section and capable of setting a transmission gear ratio that cannot be set by said continuously variable transmission section, the continuously variable transmission section and the stepped transmission section being provided between the input shaft and the output shaft, and the clutch mechanism being provided in a torque transmission path between the stepped transmission section and drive wheels,
the control system comprising:
a control device configured to disengage the clutch mechanism, in a case where a vehicle speed is at least equal to a specified value and the engine is stopped.

2. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the control device is configured to disengage the clutch mechanism, in a case where the vehicle speed is lower than the specified value and the engine is stopped due to an engine stall or ignition OFF.

3. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein
the control device is configured to maintain engagement of the clutch mechanism, in a case where the vehicle speed is lower than the specified value and the engine is stopped due to execution of stop and start control.

4. A control method for a vehicle, the vehicle including an engine, an input shaft, an output shaft, a continuously variable transmission section, a stepped transmission section, a clutch mechanism, and a control device, the input shaft being configured that torque output from the engine is input, the output shaft being configured to output the torque, the continuously variable transmission section being configured to continuously vary a transmission gear ratio, the stepped transmission section being provided in parallel with the continuously variable transmission section and capable of setting a transmission gear ratio that cannot be set by the continuously variable transmission section, the continuously variable transmission section and the stepped transmission section being provided between the input shaft and the output shaft, and the clutch mechanism being provided in a torque transmission path between the stepped transmission section and drive wheels,
the control method comprising:
disengaging the clutch mechanism, by the control device, in a case where it is determined that a vehicle speed is at least equal to a specified value and in a case where the engine is stopped.

5. The control method according to claim 4 , wherein
the clutch mechanism is disengaged by the control device, in a case where the control device determines that the vehicle speed is lower than the specified value and the engine is stopped due to an engine stall.

6. The control method according to claim 4 , wherein
engagement of the clutch mechanism is maintained by the control device, in a case where the control device determines that the vehicle speed is lower than the specified value and the engine is stopped due to execution of stop and start control.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Taninaka Satoshi
• Nakada Hirofumi
• Yoshida Michio
• Kondo Hiroki
• Matsuo Kenji
• Ishiizumi Kazuya
• Inoue Daisuke
• Suzumura Kyohei

Classifications

• Y10T477/6203

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F16D2500/3111

  Standing still, i.e. signal detecting when the vehicle is standing still or bellow a certain limit speed · CPC title

• F16H61/70 Primary

  specially adapted for change-speed gearing in group arrangement, i.e. with separate change-speed gear trains arranged in series, e.g. range or overdrive-type gearing arrangements · CPC title

• F16D2500/50858

  Selecting a Mode of operation · CPC title

• F16D2500/3069

  Engine ignition switch · CPC title