Shift shock reducing apparatus of CVT equipped vehicle

• US 5,976,054 A
• Filed: 06/24/1998
• Issued: 11/02/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yasuoka, Masayuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Ta, Khoi Q.
• Application Number:
  US09/103,530
• Time in Patent Office: 496 Days
• Field of Search: 477/43, 477/46, 477/48, 477/20, 477/2, 477/109
• US Class Current: 477/48
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/04 including control of propulsion units
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/06 including control of combustion engines
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/101 Infinitely variable gearings
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/18 Propelling the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 30/1819 Propulsion control with control means using analogue circuits, relays or mechanical links
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 61/66 specially adapted for continuously variable gearings control of exclusively fluid gearing F16H61/38

Abstract

A shift shock reducing apparatus installed in a vehicle which is equipped with a power train constituted by a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and an engine. The shift shock reducing apparatus comprises a calculating section which calculates an inertia torque caused by a shifting from a rate of change in a CVT ratio per time and an output torque correcting section which corrects a toque inputted to the CVT on the basis of the calculated inertia torque so as to cancel the inertia torque. Therefore, shift shocks due to the inertia torque is suppressed without generating a shift delay.

Claims

1. A shift shock reducing apparatus of a vehicle, the vehicle being equipped with a power train constituted by a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and an engine, the shift shock reducing apparatus comprising:

a calculating section calculating an inertia torque caused by a shifting from a rate of change in a CVT ratio per time; and

an output torque correcting section correcting an output torque of the engine on the basis of the calculated inertia torque so as to cancel the inertia torque.

3. A shift shock reducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rate of change in the CVT ratio per time is calculated from a change amount of the CVT ratio by each predetermined cycle period.

4. A shift shock reducing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the transmission ratio is calculated from a ratio between a transmission input rotation speed and a transmission output rotation speed.

5. A shift shock reducing apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the rate of change in the transmission ratio per time is processed by a filter process for eliminating noises from the rate.

6. A shift shock reducing apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the transmission ratio is processed by a filter process for eliminating noises from the rate of change in the transmission ratio.

7. A shift shock reducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inertia torque generated by the shifting is calculated from the rate of change in the transmission ratio and at least one of a speed ratio, a torque ratio and a torque capacity coefficient of a torque converter when the torque converter is installed between the engine and the CVT.

8. A shift shock reducing apparatus as claimed in claim 7, where a calculating method of the inertia torque generated by the shifting is changed according to the operating condition of the torque converter.

10. A shift shock reducing apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein a torque for canceling the inertia torque is generated when the torque converter is put in the lockup condition.

11. A shift shock reducing apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein a generation of a torque for canceling the inertia torque is prevented when the torque converter is put in the converter condition.

2. A shift shock reducing apparatus of a vehicle, the vehicle being equipped with a power train constituted by a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and an engine, the shift-shock reducing apparatus comprising:

a calculating section calculating an inertia torque caused by a shifting from a rate of change in a CVT ratio per time; and

an inertia torque canceling motor applying a torque for canceling the inertia torque to a transmission system of the CVT on the basis of the calculated inertia torque.

9. A shift shock reducing apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the operating condition includes a lockup condition where input and output elements of the torque converter are directly connected and a converter condition where the direct connection between the input and output elements is released.

12. A shift shock reducing apparatus of a vehicle, the vehicle being equipped with a power train of a belt type continuously variable transmission (CVT) and an internal combustion engine, the shift shock reducing apparatus comprising:

a primary rotation speed sensor detecting a rotation speed of a primary pulley of the CVT;

a secondary rotation speed sensor detecting a rotation speed of a secondary pulley of the CVT;

a throttle valve controlling the flow of air supplied to cylinders of the engine; and

a controller arranged to calculate an inertia torque caused by a shifting from a rate of change in a ratio of the primary rotation speed to the secondary rotation speed and to control an opening of said throttle valve so as to cancel the inertia torque.

13. A shift shock reducing apparatus of a vehicle, the vehicle being equipped with a power train of a belt type continuously variable transmission (CVT) and an internal combustion engine, the shift shock reducing apparatus comprising:

a reversible motor installed between the CVT and the engine;

a primary rotation speed sensor detecting a rotation speed of a primary pulley of the CVT;

a secondary rotation speed sensor detecting a rotation speed of a secondary pulley of the CVT; and

a controller arranged to calculate an inertia torque caused by a shifting from a rate of change in a ratio of the primary rotation speed to the secondary rotation speed and to control said reversible motor so as to generate a torque for canceling the inertia torque.

14. A shift shock reducing apparatus of a vehicle, the vehicle being equipped with a power train constituted by a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and an engine, the shift shock reducing apparatus comprising:

a calculating means for calculating an inertia torque caused by a shifting from a rate of change in a CVT ratio per time; and

an output torque correcting means for correcting a toque inputted to the CVT on the basis of the calculated inertia torque so as to cancel the inertia torque.

15. A shift shock reducing apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein said output torque correcting means correcting the CVT output torque by correcting an output torque of the engine through a control of a throttle valve.

16. A shift shock reducing apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein said output torque correcting means includes a reversible motor which generates a torque for canceling the inertia torque and applies the generated torque to the CVT.