Control device for belt-type continuously variable transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9989150-B2
Application number	US-201414777641-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 3, 2014
Priority date	Mar 22, 2013
Publication date	Jun 5, 2018
Grant date	Jun 5, 2018

Abstract

A belt-type continuously variable transmission is equipped with a belt wrapped around across a primary pulley and a secondary pulley, and a CVT control unit for controlling pulley hydraulic pressures to the primary pulley and the secondary pulley. The CVT control unit determines whether an operating state is a driving state where the direction of an input torque inputted to the belt-type continuously variable transmission is from a driving source or a coasting state where the input torque direction is from drive road wheels. The pulley hydraulic pressure for the input torque for when it is determined that the operating state is the coasting state is set higher than the pulley hydraulic pressure for the input torque for when it is determined that the operating state is the driving state, thereby suppressing a slippage of the belt.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A control device for a belt-type continuously variable transmission equipped with a primary pulley connected to a driving source, a secondary pulley connected to drive road wheels, a belt wrapped around the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, and a pulley hydraulic pressure control means for controlling pulley hydraulic pressures to the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, comprising:
an operating state determination means for determining whether an operating state is a driving state where a direction of an input torque inputted to the belt-type continuously variable transmission is a direction in which the drive road wheels are driven by the input torque from the driving source or a coasting state where the input torque direction is a direction in which the driving source is co-rotated by the input torque from the drive road wheels,
wherein the pulley hydraulic pressure control means sets the pulley hydraulic pressure for the input torque for when it is determined that the operating state is the coasting state higher than the pulley hydraulic pressure for the input torque for when it is determined that the operating state is the driving state,
wherein the pulley hydraulic pressure control means has a map for driving, corresponding to a hydraulic pressure characteristic for driving showing a relation between torque for driving and pulley hydraulic pressure, and a map for coasting, corresponding to a hydraulic pressure characteristic for coasting showing a relation between torque for coasting and pulley hydraulic pressure, a gradient of the hydraulic pressure characteristic for coasting being set greater than a gradient of the hydraulic pressure characteristic for driving such that, for a same input torque, the pulley hydraulic pressure derived from the map for coasting is set higher than that derived from the map for driving, and
wherein the pulley hydraulic pressure control means sets a target pulley hydraulic pressure, using the map for coasting, when it is determined that the operating state is the coasting state.

2. A control device for a belt-type continuously variable transmission as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
when it is determined that the operating state is the coasting state, the pulley hydraulic pressure control means calculates a target torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for coasting, using the torque for coasting, corresponding to a target torque command value, and the hydraulic pressure characteristic for coasting, and calculates an actual torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for coasting, using the torque for coasting, corresponding to an actual torque value, and the hydraulic pressure characteristic for coasting, and sets the target pulley hydraulic pressure as a higher one of the target torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for coasting and the actual torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for coasting.

3. A control device for a belt-type continuously variable transmission as recited in claim 1 wherein:
when it is determined that the operating state is the driving state, the pulley hydraulic pressure control means calculates a target torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for driving, using the torque for driving, corresponding to a target torque command value, and the hydraulic pressure characteristic for driving, and calculates an actual torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for driving, using the torque for driving, corresponding to an actual torque value, and the hydraulic pressure characteristic for driving, and sets the target pulley hydraulic pressure as a higher one of the target torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for driving and the actual torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for driving.

4. A control device for a belt-type continuously variable transmission as recited in claim 1 , wherein:
the driving source has a motor generator; and
the operating state determination means determines that the operating state is the coasting state when regenerative braking is performed by the motor generator.

5. A control device for a belt-type continuously variable transmission equipped with a primary pulley connected to a driving source, a secondary pulley connected to drive road wheels, a belt wrapped around the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, and a pulley hydraulic pressure control section configured to control pulley hydraulic pressures to the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, comprising:
an operating state determination section configured to determine whether an operating state is a driving state where a direction of an input torque inputted to the belt-type continuously variable transmission is a direction in which the drive road wheels are driven by the input torque from the driving source or a coasting state where the input torque direction is a direction in which the driving source is co-rotated by the input torque from the drive road wheels,
wherein the pulley hydraulic pressure control section is configured to set the pulley hydraulic pressure for the input torque for when it is determined that the operating state is the coasting state higher than the pulley hydraulic pressure for the input torque for when it is determined that the operating state is the driving state,
wherein the pulley hydraulic pressure control section has a map for driving, corresponding to a hydraulic pressure characteristic for driving showing a relation between torque for driving and pulley hydraulic pressure, and a map for coasting, corresponding to a hydraulic pressure characteristic for coasting showing a relation between torque for coasting and pulley hydraulic pressure, a gradient of the hydraulic pressure characteristic for coasting being set greater than a gradient of the hydraulic pressure characteristic for driving such that, for a same input torque, the pulley hydraulic pressure derived from the map for coasting is set higher than that derived from the map for driving, and
wherein the pulley hydraulic pressure control section sets a target pulley hydraulic pressure, using the map for coasting, when it is determined that the operating state is the coasting state.

6. A control device for a belt-type continuously variable transmission as recited in claim 5 , wherein:
when it is determined that the operating state is the coasting state, the pulley hydraulic pressure control section is configured to calculate a target torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for coasting, using the torque for coasting, corresponding to a target torque command value, and the hydraulic pressure characteristic for coasting, and to calculate an actual torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for coasting, using the torque for coasting, corresponding to an actual torque value, and the hydraulic pressure characteristic for coasting, and to set the target pulley hydraulic pressure as a higher one of the target torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for coasting and the actual torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for coasting.

7. A control device for a belt-type continuously variable transmission as recited in claim 5 , wherein:
when it is determined that the operating state is the driving state, the pulley hydraulic pressure control section is configured to calculate a target torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for driving, using the torque for driving, corresponding to a target torque command value, and the hydraulic pressure characteristic for driving, and to calculate an actual torque corresponding pulley hydraulic pressure for driving, using the torque for driving, corresponding to an actual torque value, and the hydraulic pressure characteristic for driving, and to set the target pulley hydraulic pressure as a higher one of t

Assignees

• Jatco Ltd
• Nissan Motor

Inventors

• Yamanaka Manabu
• Miyaishi Hironori

Classifications

• F16H61/66272

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• F16H61/02

  characterised by the signals used · 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

• F16H59/68

  Inputs being a function of gearing status · CPC title

• B60W20/00

  Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles {(hybrid vehicle design, B60K6/00; electric vehicles B60L)} · CPC title