CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FOR VEHICLE

• US 20150191174A1
• Filed: 06/25/2013
• Published: 07/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Ishikawa, Yutaka, Imamura, Kazuhiko, Muto, Akio
• Granted Patent: US 9,340,210 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/026 of lock-up clutches
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/06 including control of combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/1884 Avoiding stall or overspeed of the engine
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/194 related to low temperature conditions, e.g. high viscosity of hydraulic fluid
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 29/02 peculiar to engines driving vehicles; peculiar to engines driving variable pitch propellers
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/0002 Controlling intake air
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 41/022 in relation with the clutch status
• CPC Class Codes: F02D 9/02 concerning induction conduits throttle valves, or arrangements thereof in conduits F02D9/08
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2059/465 Detecting slip, e.g. clutch slip ratio
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/14 Control of torque converter lock-up clutches
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/40 Engine management systems

Abstract

A sticking condition of a lock-up clutch is judged by an oil temperature of hydraulic oil and a slip ratio of the LC. An intake air amount of an engine is increased while the LC is judged to be in a sticking condition, and the increase of the intake air amount of the engine is terminated when the judgment to be in the sticking condition is canceled. This enables to effectively prevent an rotation speed of the engine from decelerating in a range (timing) where a sticking of the LC occurs, and further prevent the rotation speed of the engine from rapidly accelerating in a range where a sticking of the LC does not occur. Therefore, decelerations of engine rotation speed due to a sticking of the lock-up clutch and rapid accelerations of engine rotation speed after the sticking has been eliminated can both be prevented.

Claims

1. A control device for an automatic transmission for a vehicle, comprising:

a torque converter with a lock-up clutch disposed between an engine and an automatic transmission mounted on a vehicle;

a hydraulic control device for supplying a transmission mechanism and the torque converter of the automatic transmission with pressure-regulated hydraulic oil; and

a controller configured to control settings of gear ratios set by the transmission mechanism and engaging conditions of the lock-up clutch by controlling a supply oil pressure of the hydraulic control device;

wherein the controller further comprises;

an oil temperature judging means for judging an oil temperature of the hydraulic oil;

a slip ratio calculating means for calculating a slip ratio of the lock-up clutch based on an output rotation speed of the engine and an input rotation speed of the automatic transmission;

a sticking judgment means for judging whether the lock-up clutch is in a sticking condition or not based on the oil temperature of the hydraulic oil judged by the oil temperature judging means and the slip ratio calculated by the slip ratio calculating means; and

an intake air amount variable means for varying an intake air amount of the engine based on a judgment of the sticking judgment means;

wherein the oil temperature judging means judges the lock-up clutch is in a sticking condition when the oil temperature of the hydraulic oil is equal to or lower than a predetermined value, and the slip ratio calculated by the slip ratio calculating means is equal to or higher than a predetermined value;

wherein the intake air amount variable means performs a control to increases an intake air amount of the engine more than in a normal operating condition while the lock-up clutch is judged to be in a sticking condition by the sticking judgment means, whereas an increase of the intake air amount of the engine is terminated when the judgment to be in the sticking condition is canceled.

2. The control device for the automatic transmission according to claim 1, wherein the lock-up clutch has a multiple plate clutch structure formed by alternately laminating a plurality of clutch plates disposed on a member on a side of the engine and another plurality of clutch plates disposed on a member on a side of the automatic transmission.