CONTROL DEVICE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND CONTROL METHOD OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

• US 20090062997A1
• Filed: 07/21/2008
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aisin AW Company Limited (Aisin Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Aisin AW Company Limited (Aisin Corp.)
• Inventors: Kodama, Shingo, Tsutsui, Hiroshi, Iwase, Masakatsu, Kang, Yongsong, Kameyama, Tatsurou
• Granted Patent: US 8,185,284 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/68
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2500/3111 Standing still, i.e. signal detecting when the vehicle is standing still or bellow a certain limit speed
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2500/50296 Limit clutch wear
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 2500/70426 Clutch slip
• CPC Class Codes: F16D 48/06 Control by electric or electronic means, e.g. of fluid pressure
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2059/465 Detecting slip, e.g. clutch slip ratio
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2059/725 Sensing or calculating temperature of friction devices, e.g. clutches to prevent overheating of friction linings
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/20 Preventing gear creeping ; Transmission control during standstill, e.g. hill hold control

Abstract

ECU executes in-neutral control in a case where a first clutch is brought into a half-engagement state on the basis of execution of neutral control. During the in-neutral control, ECU detects engine speed and input-shaft rotating speed, and detects differential rotation before an oil pressure change. Subsequently, in a case where the differential rotation before an oil pressure change detected by ECU has exceeded a first differential rotation threshold value, the operating oil pressure for a hydraulic servo is reduced by the first oil pressure.

Claims

1. A control device of an automatic transmission comprising a rotation transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotation of a prime mover mounted on a vehicle to a transmission mechanism, and an input clutch for controlling to connect and disconnect the rotation transmitted from the rotation transmission mechanism,

the control device including a control means that causes the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced, and executes the neutral control of bringing the input clutch in an engagement state into a half-engagement state, in a case where the vehicle is in a stopped state, and the control means executing the in-neutral control of maintaining the half-engagement state of the input clutch during the neutral control,

wherein the control device further includes a differential rotation detecting means that detects differential rotation between the input-side engine speed and output-side rotating speed of the rotation transmission mechanism, and

wherein the control means causes the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a case where the differential rotation detected by the differential rotation detecting means has exceeded a preset differential rotation threshold value in a state where the control for holding the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure is started in order to maintain the half-engagement state of the input clutch during the in-neutral control.

2. The control device of an automatic transmission according to claim 1,

wherein the control means causes the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a case where the differential rotation detected by the differential rotation detecting means has exceeded a preset differential rotation threshold value before the control means determines that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state, in a state where the control for holding the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure is started during the in-neutral control.

3. The control device of an automatic transmission according to claim 2, further comprising a temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of fluid for generating the fluid pressure for the input clutch,

wherein the control means causes the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a case where the control for holding the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure is being executed and the temperature of the fluid detected by the temperature detecting means is higher than a preset temperature threshold value, during the in-neutral control, and in a case where the differential rotation detected by the differential rotation detecting means has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value.

4. The control device of an automatic transmission according to claim 1,

wherein the differential rotation detecting means detects as initial differential rotation the differential rotation after the control that holds the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure is started during the in-neutral control, and detects as after-stability differential rotation the differential rotation for every preset given period from a point of time when it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state on the basis of the execution of the control that holds the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure, and

wherein the control means causes the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a case where the after-stability differential rotation detected by the differential rotation detecting means has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value, and a subtraction result between the initial differential rotation and the after-stability differential rotation has exceeded a variation threshold value that is preset as a value smaller than the differential rotation threshold value, after it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state.

5. The control device of an automatic transmission according to claim 4, further comprising a temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of fluid for generating the fluid pressure for the input clutch,

wherein the control means causes the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a case where the control for holding the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure is being executed and the temperature of the fluid detected by the temperature detecting means is higher than a preset temperature threshold value, during the in-neutral control, and in a case where the differential rotation detected by the differential rotation detecting means has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value.

6. The control device of an automatic transmission according to claim 1,

wherein the differential rotation detecting means detects as initial differential rotation the differential rotation after the control that holds the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure is started during the in-neutral control, and detects as after-stability differential rotation the differential rotation for every preset given period from a point of time when it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state on the basis of the execution of the control that holds the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure, and

wherein the control means causes the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a first mode in a case where the differential rotation detected by the differential rotation detecting means has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value before it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state, and

the control means causes the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a second mode in a case where the after-stability differential rotation detected by the differential rotation detecting means has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value, and a subtraction result between the initial differential rotation and the after-stability differential rotation has exceeded a variation threshold value that is preset as a value smaller than the differential rotation threshold value, after it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state.

7. The control device of an automatic transmission according to claim 6,

wherein the first mode is set so that the amount of pressure reduction of the fluid pressure may increase as compared with a case where the fluid pressure for the input clutch is reduced on the basis of the second mode.

8. The control device of an automatic transmission according to claim 6, further comprising a temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of fluid for generating the fluid pressure for the input clutch,

wherein the control means causes the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a case where the control for holding the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure is being executed and the temperature of the fluid detected by the temperature detecting means is higher than a preset temperature threshold value, during the in-neutral control, and in a case where the differential rotation detected by the differential rotation detecting means has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value.

9. The control device of an automatic transmission according to claim 1, further comprising a temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of fluid for generating the fluid pressure for the input clutch,

wherein the control means causes the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a case where the control for holding the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure is being executed and the temperature of the fluid detected by the temperature detecting means is higher than a preset temperature threshold value, during the in-neutral control, and in a case where the differential rotation detected by the differential rotation detecting means has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value.

12. The control method of an automatic transmission according to claim 9, wherein the fluid-pressure reducing operation includes:

an initial differential rotation setting operation of, in a case where differential rotation before it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state is the differential rotation threshold value or less after the control that holds the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure is started during the in-neutral control, setting the differential rotation to initial differential rotation, and of setting differential rotation detected after the execution of the differential rotation fluid-pressure reducing operation to initial differential rotation, in a case where the differential rotation before it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value;

an after-stability differential rotation setting operation of setting to after-stability differential rotation the differential rotation detected for every preset given period from a point of time when it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state after the execution of the initial differential rotation setting operation; and

a variation fluid-pressure reducing operation of causing the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a case where the after-stability differential rotation set in the after-stability differential rotation setting operation has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value, and a subtraction result between the initial differential rotation 1and the after-stability differential rotation has exceeded a variation threshold value that is preset as a value smaller than the differential rotation threshold value.

10. A control method of an automatic transmission including a rotation transmission mechanism for transmitting the rotation of a prime mover mounted on a vehicle to a transmission mechanism, and an input clutch for controlling to connect and disconnect the rotation transmitted from the rotation transmission mechanism, and

the method executing the neutral control of bringing the input clutch in an engagement state into a half-engagement state, when the vehicle is in a stopped state,

the method comprising:

a release operation of executing the release control that causes the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in order to bring the input clutch in an engagement state into a half-engagement state when the vehicle is in a stopped state;

an in-neutral operation of confirming whether or not the input clutch is in a half-engagement state after the execution of the release operation, and of executing the in-neutral control of causing the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be held at a fixed pressure in a case where it is confirmed that the input clutch is in a half-engagement state; and

a fluid-pressure reducing operation of detecting differential rotation between the input-side engine speed and the output-side rotating speed of the rotation transmission mechanism during execution of the control that holds the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure during the in-neutral control, and of causing the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a case where the detected result has exceeded a preset differential rotation threshold value.

11. The control device of an automatic transmission according to claim 10,

wherein the fluid-pressure reducing operation includes a differential rotation fluid-pressure reducing operation of causing the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a case where differential rotation before it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value, in a state where the control for holding the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure is started during the in-neutral control.

13. The control method of an automatic transmission according to claim 11,

wherein the fluid-pressure reducing operation includes:

an initial differential rotation setting operation of, in a case where differential rotation before it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state is the differential rotation threshold value or less after the control that holds the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure is started during the in-neutral control, setting the differential rotation to initial differential rotation, and of, even in a case where the differential rotation before it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value, setting the differential rotation to initial differential rotation;

an after-stability differential rotation setting operation of setting to after-stability differential rotation the differential rotation detected for every preset given period from a point of time when it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state after the execution of the initial differential rotation setting operation; and

a variation fluid-pressure reducing operation of causing the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a case where the after-stability differential rotation set in the after-stability differential rotation setting operation has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value, and a subtraction result between the initial differential rotation and the after-stability differential rotation has exceeded a variation threshold value that is preset as a value smaller than the differential rotation threshold value.

14. The control method of an automatic transmission according to claim 10,

wherein the fluid-pressure reducing operation includes:

an initial differential rotation setting operation of setting to initial differential rotation the differential rotation detected in a state where the control that holds the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure is started during the in-neutral control;

an after-stability differential rotation setting operation of setting to after-stability differential rotation the differential rotation detected for every preset given period from a point of time when it is determined that the fluid pressure for the input clutch has actually been brought into a stable state on the basis of the execution of the control that holds the fluid pressure for the input clutch at a fixed pressure; and

a variation fluid-pressure reducing operation of causing the fluid pressure for the input clutch to be reduced in a case where the after-stability differential rotation set in the after-stability differential rotation setting operation has exceeded the differential rotation threshold value, and a subtraction result between the initial differential rotation and the after-stability differential rotation has exceeded a variation threshold value that is preset as a value smaller than the differential rotation threshold value.