Control device of lock-up clutch
US10295001B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2312/022
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control device of a lock-up clutch according to the disclosure is mounted on a vehicle including an engine, a transmission, a fluid-type power transmitting device interposed between the engine and the transmission, and the lock-up clutch provided on the fluid-type power transmitting device. The control device includes: a controller configured to slip-engage the lock-up clutch when accelerator opening of the vehicle changes in an accelerating direction, and configured to make a slip-engagement amount larger when a state of the fluid-type power transmitting device when the accelerator opening of the vehicle changes in the accelerating direction is a driven state than the slip-engagement amount when the state of the fluid-type power transmitting device is a driving state.
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