Continuously variable transmission control system for vehicle

• US 9,651,150 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2015
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wang, Hongkun
• Primary Examiner(s): PANG, ROGER L
• Application Number:
  US14/724,263
• Publication Number:
  US 20150345630A1
• Time in Patent Office: 719 Days
• Field of Search: 701 65
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/105 of electric type
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/107 with endless flexible members
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2520/04 Vehicle stop
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2540/10 Accelerator pedal position
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2552/15 Road slope, i.e. the inclination of a road segment in the longitudinal direction
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2061/6611 Control to achieve a particular driver perception, e.g. for generating a shift shock sensation
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2061/66204 Control for modifying the ratio control characteristic
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 59/18 dependent on the position of the accelerator pedal
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 59/20 Kickdown
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 59/48 Inputs being a function of acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/66236 using electrical or electronical sensing or control means
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/66259 using electrical or electronical sensing or control means
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 63/062 electric or electro-mechanical actuating means
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 9/16 using two pulleys, both built-up out of adjustable conical parts

Abstract

A continuously variable transmission control system for a vehicle has a continuously variable transmission device having a belt which is bridged over a driving pulley on a motive power source side and a driven pulley on a wheel side, and an electricity-driven actuator that moves a moveable sheave of at least one of the driving pulley and the driven pulley in the axial direction, to change a width between the moveable sheave and a fixed sheave, a control device that controls driving of the electricity-driven actuator, and an acceleration operation detection unit that detects an operation state of an acceleration operation unit. The control device moves the moveable sheave in the axial direction using the electricity-driven actuator so that a reduction ratio of the continuously variable transmission device is reduced as an amount of operation of the acceleration operation unit is increased at least in a predetermined operation amount range.

Claims

1. A continuously variable transmission control system for a vehicle, comprising:

a continuously variable transmission device having a belt bridged over a driving pulley on a side of a motive power source and a driven pulley on a side of a wheel, and an electricity-driven actuator that moves a moveable sheave of at least one of the driving pulley and the driven pulley in the axial direction, to change a width between the moveable sheave and a fixed sheave;

a control device that controls driving of the electricity-driven actuator; and

an acceleration operation detection unit that detects an operation state of an acceleration operation unit, wherein

the control device

moves the moveable sheave in the axial direction using the electricity-driven actuator so that a reduction ratio of the continuously variable transmission device is reduced as an amount of operation of the acceleration operation unit is increased at least in a predetermined operation amount range,

according to acquisition of a switching command signal that commands switching between a two-wheel drive and a four-wheel drive, sets a two-wheel drive predetermined reduction ratio or a four-wheel drive predetermined reduction ratio that is greater than the two-wheel drive predetermined reduction ratio, and

regulates a movement range of the moveable sheave so that a minimum reduction ratio of the continuously variable transmission device is set at the set predetermined reduction ratio.

2. The continuously variable transmission control system for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising:

a transmission operation detection unit that detects an operation position of a transmission command unit which can switch an operation position between at least two positions, and that transmits a detection signal to the control device, wherein

the control device regulates a movement range of the moveable sheave so that a minimum reduction ratio of the continuously variable transmission device is a set to a predetermined reduction ratio which is set according to an operation position of the transmission command unit.

3. The continuously variable transmission control system for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein

the control device controls the electricity-driven actuator such that pinching of the belt between the moveable sheave and the fixed sheave in one pulley is released when a predetermined stop condition which is set in advance is satisfied, and the belt is pinched between the moveable sheave and the fixed sheave in the one pulley when a predetermined startup condition which is set in advance, and which includes a condition that the acceleration operation unit is operated, is satisfied.

4. The continuously variable transmission control system according to claim 3, further comprising:

an inclination detection unit that detects whether or not the vehicle is in a hill-climbing state of a hill road having an inclination angle of a predetermined angle or greater, wherein

the control device controls the electricity-driven actuator such that the reduction ratio of the continuously variable transmission device at an initial stage of the startup is greater compared to an initial stage of startup other than the hill-climbing state when the predetermined startup condition is satisfied and it is judged that the vehicle is in the hill-climbing state.