| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 477086000 | Clutch controlled | 31 |
| 20080214355 | Electrohydraulic Torque Transfer Device - A power transmission device includes an actuator having an electric motor driving a pump to supply pressurized fluid to a piston acting on a friction clutch to transfer torque between rotatable input and output members. In one instance, a valve between the pump outlet and the piston selectively traps pressurized fluid acting on the piston without continued energization of the electric motor. A gerotor may be formed from a material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a housing formed from a material having a second lower coefficient of thermal expansion to vary pump component clearances as the viscosity of the pumped fluid changes with changes in temperature. A method of controlling the power transmission device includes defining a correlation between pump speed, fluid temperature and fluid pressure, determining fluid temperature, determining pump speed, and rotating the pump to transfer a predetermined quantity of torque. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080220937 | CONTROL APPARATUS OF DRIVING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE - A control apparatus for a vehicle that decreases shift shock generated by full engagement of a clutch at completion of an inertia phase. The apparatus includes a driving source, a step automatic transmission arranged to attain a predetermined shift stage by engagement of frictional engagement elements, a rotational speed control to control the driving source so that an input rotational speed of the transmission becomes a predetermined target value during the inertia phase, a torque control to control the driving source so that the input torque of the transmission becomes a predetermined target value during the non-inertia phase, and a torque correction to correct the engagement torque of the engagement element or the input torque of the transmission so that the engagement torque of the engagement element before completion of the inertia phase is substantially identical to the input torque of the transmission after completion of the inertia phase. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080220938 | Clutch Control Method and Controller Therefor - A method for clutch disengagement at idling running of a vehicle including an automated manual transmission is characterized in that a rate of the clutch disengagement is controlled responsive to a brake pedal force applied to a brake pedal by a vehicle operator. A clutch disengagement controller controls a rate of clutch disengagement at engine idling running mode. The clutch disengagement controller is connected to a brake pedal sensor sensing a force applied to a brake pedal and to at least one air inlet valve controlling a position of a clutch cylinder. The controller controls opening of said at least one air inlet valve responsive to the force sensed by the brake pedal sensor. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080269013 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - “Threshold A is substituted in a power-on state, “threshold B”, which is lower than “threshold A”, is substituted in a power-off state, and “threshold C”, which is lower than “threshold B” is substituted during a brake operation, as a rapid deceleration determination threshold. The rotational speed of an output shaft of an automatic transmission and the rapid deceleration determination threshold are compared to determine whether a vehicle is rapidly decelerating. The engagement state of a lock-up clutch is controlled based on whether the vehicle is rapidly decelerating. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090042692 | Apparatus and Method for Controlling Automatic Transmission - The control apparatus includes a so-called pre-shift means. The pre-shift means operates a predetermined synchromesh based on a result of prediction by a predicting means. It thereby couples together a transmission input shaft with which a friction transfer mechanism having not been used for achievement of a current gear position and a transmission output shaft through a predetermined gear train and brings them into standby state. As the timing with which the synchromesh coupling operation by the standby control is started, the time when it is determined that the friction transfer mechanism having not been used for the achievement of the current gear position has been disengaged is taken regardless of the completion of the achievement of the current gear position. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090156356 | Adaptive Clutch Torque Control for a Powershift Transmission - A method for controlling an input clutch of a vehicle transmission that includes an output driveably connected to the input clutch includes increasing the torque capacity of the input clutch, determining a reference acceleration of the output, determining a current acceleration of the output after the reference acceleration is determined, if a difference between the reference acceleration of the output and the current acceleration of the output is equal to or greater than a reference change in acceleration of the output, determining a desired input clutch torque, and adjusting the input clutch to produce the desired input clutch torque. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090186743 | Vehicle Launch Using a Transmission Input Clutch - A method for controlling a transmission input clutch during a vehicle launch includes selecting a subject device that transmits torque between an input and an output, a providing a mathematical model of the subject device, such that the model employing only static relationships of engine speed and transmission input speed to a desired magnitude of torque produced by the subject device, using the model, the current engine speed and the current engine speed to determine the desired torque produced by the subject device, and adjusting the torque capacity of the clutch to the desired torque of the subject device determined from the model. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090305847 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CREEPING PROCESS AND DRIVE TRAIN CONFIGURED FOR SUCH METHOD - A drive train of a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, a torque converter and a transmission, wherein a separation clutch is provided between the internal combustion engine and the torque converter. In order to be able to perform a creeping process at a certain creeping velocity, the separation clutch is operated slipping. This way, the gearing of the startup process can be configured long, even when using a so-called hard torque converter, without having to tolerate a creeping velocity, which is too high. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100062899 | COMBINED POWER TRANSMISSION, START-UP UNIT AND DRIVE SYSTEM - A force transmission device having a hydrodynamic component, disposed between an input and an output, comprising at least a pump shell and a turbine shell, forming an operating cavity in combination, with an actuatable clutch device for at least partially bridging the hydrodynamic component, comprising a clutch component for at least partially bridging the hydrodynamic component, comprising a first clutch component connected with the input and a second clutch component at least indirectly connected to the output, which can be brought into operative engagement with one another through an actuation device, with a vibration absorber disposed in the force flow at least subsequent to the actuatable clutch device, with a housing coupled with the input or with an element coupled non-rotatably to the input and coupled with the pump shell. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100087291 | TRANSMISSION CLUTCH CONTROL DEVICE - A transmission clutch control device that can perform adequate connection-disconnection control of a transmission clutch, regardless of disturbances such as variations in battery voltage and temperature variations. There are included a linear solenoid valve | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100151992 | PROCEDURE FOR CONTROLLING A HYDRAULIC OR PNEUMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT - A method of monitoring a hydraulic or pneumatic transmission control system, which comprises a pressure supply unit with a conduit directing a pressure medium under a supply pressure, and an actuating member for a clutch control element of a friction clutch. The actuating member has a pressure space which can be connected by a clutch control valve to the conduit, and in which the supply pressure is determined by a pressure sensor that can be connected to the conduit. The method includes the steps of determining the supply pressure by the pressure sensor, given that briefly opening the clutch control valve produces a pressure increase and/or a pressure gradient of the control pressure in the pressure space, and the currently existing supply pressure can be calculated from the control pressure, the pressure increase and/or the pressure gradient. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100167874 | Vehicle drive unit - A vehicle drive unit includes a clutch pressure control valve that controls hydraulic pressure for operating the clutch; a clutch control valve that is provided in a first oil passage between the clutch pressure control valve and the clutch, and that controls hydraulic pressure in an engagement state between full engagement and disengagement of the clutch; a second oil passage that bypasses the clutch control valve and that is arranged parallel to the first oil passage; and a shift valve that connects, to an oil passage connected to the clutch, the first oil passage when controlling the engagement state between full engagement and disengagement of the clutch, and the second oil passage when not controlling the engagement state between full engagement and disengagement of the clutch. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100227736 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - A control apparatus for an automatic transmission includes a stepwise variable transmission mechanism; a power ON/OFF state judging section; and a shift control section configured to control the stepwise variable transmission mechanism to a target rotational speed by disengaging the first engagement portion and engaging the second engagement portion in accordance with a torque inputted to the stepwise variable transmission mechanism, the shift control section being configured to engage one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion which has a function to suppress a variation of an input rotational speed of the stepwise variable transmission mechanism which is generated by a switching of the power ON/OFF state when the power ON/OFF state is switched at the shift control of the stepwise variable transmission mechanism, and to disengage the other of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110028271 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION - A hydraulic control system for a dual clutch transmission includes a plurality of solenoids and valves in fluid communication with a plurality of clutch actuators and with a plurality of synchronizer actuators. The clutch actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of torque transmitting devices and the synchronizer actuators are operable to actuate a plurality of synchronizer assemblies. Selective activation of combinations of the solenoids allows for a pressurized fluid to activate at least one of the clutch actuators and synchronizer actuators in order to shift the transmission into a desired gear ratio. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110098152 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NEUTRAL MODES IN A MULTI-MODE HYBRID TRANSMISSION - A method of clutch control includes engaging a first holding clutch to place the transmission in a first neutral mode and predicting a first EVT mode. The method begins tracking a first output clutch and predicts a second EVT mode. Tracking the first output clutch ends and tracking a second holding clutch begins. The method engages the second holding clutch to place the transmission in a second neutral mode, ending tracking of the second holding clutch. The first holding clutch is disengaged to place the transmission in a third neutral mode and the method begins tracking a second output clutch. Engaging the second output clutch places the transmission in the second EVT mode and ends tracking of the second output clutch. The engine may be placed into a speed control mode and the transmission placed into a full hydraulic neutral mode. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20120010046 | NEGATIVE TORQUE UPSHIFT OFFGOING CLUTCH CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A clutch control system for a vehicle includes a shift command module and an offgoing clutch control module. The shift command module commands an upshift of a clutch-to-clutch transmission when an engine torque is less than a predetermined negative torque. The offgoing clutch control module increases an offgoing clutch pressure above a predetermined apply pressure in response to the command. An offgoing clutch is fully engaged when the offgoing clutch pressure is greater than the predetermined apply pressure. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120071297 | CONTROL DEVICE OF VEHICLE POWER TRANSMISSION MECHANISM - A control device provided with a first map capable of performing coast down control of altering a transmission ratio of a continuously variable transmission at a time of deceleration of a vehicle has a second map which is set by making a lock-up release vehicle speed for releasing a lock-up clutch and an engine rotation frequency correspond to each other, wherein, when cost down control is performed, the second map is used to set a lock-up release vehicle speed for releasing the lock-up clutch. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20130059695 | DRIVING FORCE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A hybrid driving force transmission device includes an engine (E), a motor-clutch unit (MC), and a transmission unit (T). The motor-clutch unit (MC) is coupled to the engine (E), and includes a multi-plate dry clutch ( | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130150210 | SHIFTING PROCEDURE FOR POWERSPLIT SYSTEMS - A method for shifting a transmission capable of operating in a hydrostatic power transmission mode or a blended hydrostatic and mechanical power transmission mode is provided. The transmission includes a mechanical portion and a hydraulic portion. The method comprises the steps of placing the transmission in the hydrostatic power transmission mode, reducing an amount of engagement of a primary clutch, adjusting a rotational speed of the hydraulic portion, increasing an amount of engagement of a secondary clutch, and engaging the secondary clutch and disengaging the primary clutch. The method for shifting the transmission minimizes torque interruption, increases a fuel efficiency of a vehicle, and increases a range of operating speeds of the vehicle the transmission is incorporated in | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130150211 | VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A rear-wheel drive system includes motors for generating driving force to drive a vehicle, hydraulic brakes on power transmission lines between the motors and rear wheels switching a motors side and a wheels side to a connected state or a disconnected state, an ECU controlling the motors and the brakes and a one-way clutch in parallel with the hydraulic brakes on the transmission line configured to be engaged when a forward rotational power on the motors side is inputted into the wheels side and disengaged when a backward rotational power on the motors side is inputted into the wheels side and vice versa. The ECU causes the hydraulic brakes to be applied so as to put the motors side and the wheels side in the connected state when the forward rotational power on the motors side is inputted into the wheels side. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130190134 | METHOD FOR ADAPTING A CHARACTERISTIC CURVE OF CLUTCHES IN A PARTIAL DOUBLE-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method of adapting the characteristic curve of clutches in a partial dual-clutch transmission of a vehicle, for example a utility vehicle, having a first partial transmission in the form of a dual-clutch transmission (DKG) having a dual clutch (DK) that includes a first clutch (K | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130237372 | VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM - A vehicle drive system is provided with an engine, a manual transmission capable of changing a gear position, a clutch arranged between the engine and the transmission, and a control device that performs drive control of the engine. During an inertia running in which torque transmission between the engine and an axle is blocked, when the clutch is opened and the gear position of the transmission is changed to a forward position, if the gear position after the change is lower than an optimal gear position corresponding to a vehicle speed, the control device executes fuel cutoff for the engine. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130296132 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING DRIVELINE DISCONNECT CLUTCH OPERATION - Systems and methods for improving operation of a hybrid vehicle are presented. In one example, torque transferred via a driveline disconnect clutch is estimated based on characteristics of a torque converter to improve driveline operation. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140315683 | DRIVELINE CLUTCH VARIABLE CLUTCH CAPACITY REAPPLY, SHAPING AND LASH MANAGEMENT - Method to control a clutch device within a transmission selectively coupling an internal combustion engine to a driveline includes controlling slip of the clutch device in response to an engine autostart event. Controlling slip includes adjusting a commanded fill pressure to the clutch device to a first predetermined magnitude that exceeds a pressure threshold until the clutch device is filled, decreasing the commanded fill pressure from the first predetermined magnitude to a second predetermined magnitude below the pressure threshold, and adjusting the commanded fill pressure in accordance with a first ramping profile and in accordance with a subsequent second ramping profile when a transmission input speed achieves a desired first transmission input speed. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140364274 | System for Controlling a Transmission - A system for shifting a transmission includes an off-going clutch, an on-coming clutch, and an assisting clutch. A controller is configured to increase an amount of torque carried by each of the on-coming clutch and the assisting clutch. The controller is further configured to reduce an amount of torque carried by the off-going clutch and, after the off-going clutch is disengaged, to reduce the amount of torque carried by the assisting clutch. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150018171 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SOLENOID VALVE - A control device for a solenoid valve that controls a solenoid valve included in a hydraulic control device using a control signal set through feedback control such that an actual current that flows through a solenoid of the solenoid valve matches a command current, including a command current setting device for setting the command current within a range of an upper-limit current. The command current setting device is operable for changing the upper-limit current from a first upper-limit value to a second upper-limit value that is smaller than the first upper-limit value in accordance with a reduction in voltage of a battery that supplies electric power to the solenoid. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150038295 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A power transmission apparatus comprises an input shaft, an output shaft, a clutch device, and an actuator. The clutch device comprises a clutch hub, a clutch housing, a clutch pack, an input side cam mechanism for pressing the clutch pack toward the output shaft, an output side cam mechanism for pressing the clutch pack toward the input shaft, a return spring for urging the clutch pack to have its elements moved away from each other, and a drive shaft having an input side gear for transmitting the driving force of the actuator to the input side cam mechanism, and an output side gear for transmitting the driving force of the actuator to the output side cam mechanism. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20160167665 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION | 06-16-2016 |
| 477087000 | Electric clutch | 3 |
| 20100120582 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRIVETRAIN OF A VEHICLE - A method for operating a drive train of a vehicle in which the drive train has at least an internal combustion engine, an engine clutch, an electric machine, a single and a multi-group manual transmission with synchronized and/or unsynchronized shift elements for shifting gears, an axle transmission, as well as an associated control device for controlling the gear shifts. It is provided for the purpose of expanding the functional possibilities, that the electric machine is used, during gear shifts in the manual transmission, as a mode of synchronization, a synchronization aid, or at least as a shifting aid such that changes in the direction of rotation of the transmission shafts are taken into consideration. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100160112 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ELECTRO-ACTUATED CLUTCH FOR DETERMINING THE CLOSING POSITION - A method of controlling an electro-actuated clutch in an internal combustion engine, which clutch is provided with a clutch mechanism, an electric motor for actuating the clutch mechanism, and a mechanical transmission which is interposed between the electric motor and the clutch mechanism; the method includes the steps of establishing, during a manufacturing phase of the system, a detachable connection in the mechanical transmission, wherein a first element simply rests on a second element to divide the electro-actuated clutch into a first part, arranged upstream of the detachable connection, and a second part arranged downstream of the detachable connection; reading a first position signal generated by a first position sensor mechanically connected to a point of the first portion of the electro-actuated clutch; reading a second position signal generated by a second position sensor mechanically connected to a point of the second portion of the electro-actuated clutch; comparing the first position signal with the second position signal; recognizing the position in which the first position signal starts differing from the second position signal; and estimating the closing position of the clutch mechanism coinciding with the position in which the first position signal starts differing from the second position signal. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20120202648 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - There is provided a drive device for a vehicle. A forward clutch that is engaged during forward driving is provided in a power transmission path between an engine and a drive wheel. A spring is incorporated in an engagement oil chamber of the forward clutch, thereby causing the forward clutch to be held in a slipping state or an engaged state through the spring force even during an idling stop that suffers from reduced control oil pressure. This arrangement can prevent the forward clutch from producing an engagement shock during an engine restart. In addition, an input clutch driven by an electric actuator is provided in the power transmission path. With this arrangement, neutral control can be performed by disengaging the input clutch even if the forward clutch which is to be held in a slipping state or an engaged state is provided. | 08-09-2012 |
