Control device for continuously variable transmission

• US 10,364,888 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2015
• Issued: 07/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jatco Limited (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.), Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Jatco Limited (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Honma, Tomoaki, Suzuki, Yuta, Shinohara, Itaru, Sekiya, Hiroshi, Ogino, Hiromu
• Primary Examiner(s): Lewis, Tisha D
• Application Number:
  US15/324,897
• Publication Number:
  US 20170204970A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,524 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2061/66277 by optimising the clamping force exerted on the endless flexible member
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2312/18 Strong or emergency braking
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 59/44 dependent on machine speed of the machine, e.g. the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 59/48 Inputs being a function of acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 59/54 dependent on signals from the brakes, e.g. parking brakes
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/0021 Generation or control of line pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/662 with endless flexible members
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/66272 characterised by means for controlling the torque transmitting capability of the gearing
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 9/16 using two pulleys, both built-up out of adjustable conical parts

Abstract

A control device for a continuously variable transmission includes: a line pressure generating-section configured to generate a line pressure; a pilot valve configured to supply a pilot pressure regulated so as not to exceed a first predetermined pressure when the line pressure exceeds the first predetermined pressure; a control section configured to generate the clamping forces by controlling the pilot pressure; a line pressure increase section configured to increase the line pressure to be greater than the first predetermined pressure when the control to increase the line pressure is performed when the line pressure is lower than the first predetermined pressure.

Claims

1. A control device for a continuously variable transmission which includes a belt wound around a primary pulley and a secondary pulley, and which is shifted by controlling a belt clamping force of the primary pulley and of the secondary pulley, the control device comprising:

an oil pump and a pressure regulator valve configured to generate a line pressure;

a pilot valve configured to supply a pilot pressure regulated so as not to exceed a first predetermined pressure when the line pressure exceeds the first predetermined pressure; and

a control unit to control the continuously variable transmission, the control unit being configured to

generate the clamping force by controlling the pilot pressure; and

increase the line pressure to be greater than the first predetermined pressure when a control to increase the line pressure is performed when the line pressure is lower than the first predetermined pressure.

2. The control device for the continuously variable transmission as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

the control device further comprises a brake switch arranged to sense a depression of a brake pedal; and

the control unit is further configured to increase the line pressure to be greater than the first predetermined pressure to increase the clamping force of at least one pulley of the primary and secondary pulleys when the depression of the brake pedal is sensed when the line pressure is lower than the first predetermined pressure.

3. The control device for the continuously variable transmission as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control unit is further configured to perform a brake correction torque control to increase the clamping force of the at least one pulley by increasing the line pressure in accordance with a deceleration of the vehicle when the depression of the brake pedal is sensed, and to increase the line pressure to be greater than the first predetermined pressure when the line pressure increased by the brake correction torque control is lower than the first predetermined pressure.

4. The control device for the continuously variable transmission as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control unit is further configured to increase the line pressure to be greater than the first predetermined pressure when the line pressure set according to a traveling state is equal to or smaller than the first predetermined pressure when the brake pedal is depressed in a first traveling state where a tire rotation primary frequency and an oil vibration frequency correspond to each other.

5. The control device for the continuously variable transmission as claimed in claim 4, wherein the control unit is further configured to increase the line pressure to be greater than the first predetermined pressure when the line pressure is smaller than the first predetermined pressure when the brake pedal is depressed in a state where a second traveling state where torsion natural frequencies between the continuously variable transmission and a tire correspond to each other.

6. The control device for the continuously variable transmission as claimed in claim 5, wherein the control unit is further configured to increase the line pressure to be greater than the first predetermined pressure when the line pressure is equal to or smaller than the first predetermined pressure when the brake pedal is depressed in a third traveling state where torsion natural frequencies between the continuously variable transmission and the tire correspond to each other.

7. The control device for the continuously variable transmission as claimed in claim 4, wherein the control unit is further configured to increase the line pressure to be greater than the first predetermined pressure when the line pressure is equal to or smaller than the first predetermined pressure when the brake pedal is depressed, and when a primary rotation speed is within a predetermined rotation speed range including the first traveling state.

8. The control device for the continuously variable transmission as claimed in claim 4, wherein the control unit is further configured to increase the line pressure to be greater than the first predetermined pressure when the line pressure is equal to or smaller than the first predetermined pressure when the brake pedal is depressed, and when a vehicle speed is within a predetermined vehicle speed range including the first traveling state.

9. The control device for the continuously variable transmission as claimed in claim 7, wherein the control unit is further configured to return the line pressure to the hydraulic pressure set in accordance with the traveling state when the brake pedal is not depressed and when the primary rotation speed is not within a predetermined rotation speed range when the line pressure is increased.

10. The control device for the continuously variable transmission as claimed in claim 8, wherein the control unit is further configured to return the line pressure to the hydraulic pressure set in accordance with the traveling state when the brake pedal is not depressed and when the vehicle speed is not within the predetermined vehicle speed range when the line pressure is increased.