Vehicle control apparatus
US10626988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2059/465
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control apparatus for a vehicle, which is provided with a drive power source, drive wheels and a continuously variable transmission, includes a friction-force control portion configured to control a friction force acting between a belt and pulleys of the continuously variable transmission, based on a belt-slip information received from an external device located outside the vehicle. The belt-slip information represents at least one belt slippy area in which a belt slippage is more likely to occur in the continuously variable transmission. The friction-force control portion controls the friction force such that the friction force is made larger in the at least one belt slippy area than in other areas in which the belt slippage is less likely to occur in the continuously variable transmission.
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