Hydraulic control system of a continuously variable transmission for a motor vehicle

• US 5,232,406 A
• Filed: 12/27/1991
• Issued: 08/03/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Subaru Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Heavy Industries Limited (Subaru Corp.)
• Inventors: Sato, Keiji
• Primary Examiner(s): BUIZ, MIKADO RYAN
• Application Number:
  US07/813,994
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: 474/8, 474/11, 474/12, 474/17, 474/18, 474/28, 474/69, 474/70, 74/865-868, 364/424.1
• US Class Current: 474/28
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2061/0258 Proportional solenoid valve
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/0251 Elements specially adapted for electric control units, e.g. valves for converting electrical signals to fluid signals
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/66259 using electrical or electronical sensing or control means

Abstract

A control valve in an automatic transmission is operated by a solenoid-operated relief valve. A flow rate of the oil through the control valve is calculated. A correcting value is calculated from the calculated flow rate so as to control pressure override of the relief valve to a predetermined value. A solenoid current applied to a solenoid of the relief valve is corrected with the calculated correcting value.

Claims

1. A system for controlling a control valve provided in a hydraulic control system of a continuously variable transmission having a pair of pulleys and a belt around said pulleys, the control system having a pump for pumping oil, a hydraulic cylinder provided on one of the pulleys, the cylinder being connected to vary a gap width of the pulley in accordance with the oil supplied from said pump through the control valve, and a control unit for applying solenoid current to the control valve in order to control relief pressure to obtain a desired oil pressure, the controlling system comprising:

first calculator means for calculating flow rate of the oil through the control valve in accordance with temperature of the oil,

second calculator means for calculating a pressure override correcting value representing a value for correcting excessive pressure to the desired oil pressure in accordance with said flow rate and said temperature of the oil, and

correcting means responsive to the correcting value for correcting the solenoid current with said correcting value so as to effectively prevent the belt from slipping and attaining optimum control in a compact structure.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein

the first calculator means calculates the flow rate based on a discharge flow rate of the oil pump, temperature of the oil, and a transmission ratio of the transmission.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein

the second calculator means calculates the flow rate further based on a transmission ratio changing speed of the transmission.

4. A system for controlling a pressure control valve in a hydraulic system having a pump for supplying hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic device through the control valve, the system comprising a control unit for applying a control signal to the control valve in order to control relief pressure to obtain a desired pressure, the control system comprising:

first calculator means for calculating flow rate for the hydraulic fluid through the control valve in accordance with temperature of the hydraulic fluid,

second calculator means for calculating a pressure override correcting value representing a value of correcting excessive pressure to the desire pressure in accordance with said flow rate and said temperature of the hydraulic fluid passing through the control valve, and

correcting means responsive to the correcting value for correcting the control signal with said structure.