Control system for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle with an antilock brake system

• US 4,913,270 A
• Filed: 08/04/1989
• Issued: 04/03/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Subaru Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Subaru Corp.)
• Inventors: Igarashi, Katsumasa, Ishido, Hideki, Ushijima, Takayuki, Tsukagoshi, Hiroshi, Umezawa, Mitsuo, Sakakiyama, Ryuzo
• Primary Examiner(s): Braun, Leslie A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Testardi, David A.
• Application Number:
  US07/390,027
• Time in Patent Office: 242 Days
• Field of Search: 192/4 A, 192/13 R, 192/103 C, 192/48.3, 192/48.9, 192/48.92, 180/197
• US Class Current: 192/221
• CPC Class Codes: B60K 23/06 for freewheel devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 8/175 Brake regulation specially adapted to prevent excessive wheel spin during vehicle acceleration, e.g. for traction control safety devices for propulsion unit control responsive to, or preventing, skidding of wheels B60K28/16

Abstract

A motor vehicle has an antilock brake system which is provided for preventing wheels from locking, and an automatic transmission of the vehicle has a one-way clutch for transmitting the output of an engine of the vehicle to wheels of the vehicle at acceleration of the engine, and a clutch for transmitting torque from the wheels to the engine, thereby effecting engine braking. A detector is provided for detecting operation of the antilock brake system and for producing a signal. In response to the signal, the clutch is released, thereby rendering the engine braking ineffective.

Claims

1. In a control system for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle having an engine and an antilock brake system for preventing wheels of said vehicle from locking, said transmission having a planetary gear train connected to an input shaft operatively connected to said engine for changing a gear ratio between rotational speeds of said and said wheels, a first one-way clutch connected to said planetary gear train for transmitting output of said engine of the vehicle to the wheels at acceleration of the engine, and an overriding clutch connected to said first one-way clutch for transmitting torque from the wheels to the engine, thereby effecting engine braking, the improvement in the system which comprises:

a sensor for detecting said speed of the wheels and producing a rapid deceleration signal and a normal deceleration signal, respectively;

detector means for detecting operation of the antiblock brake system and for producing an antilock brake signal;

releasing means responsive to the rapid deceleration signal and the antilock brake signal for releasing said overriding clutch to render the engine braking ineffective; and

engaging means responsive to said normal deceleration signal for engaging said overriding clutch to effect the engine braking after rapid deceleration so as to provide an effective antilock brake operation and to prevent increase of stopping distance of the vehicle.