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Hydraulic control apparatus for vehicle power transmitting system having continuously variable transmission

US5006093A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 7, 1990
Grant dateApr 9, 1991
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H61/66259
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A hydraulic control apparatus for a vehicle power transmitting system having a continuously variable transmission having a first and a second shaft, a pair of variable-diameter pulleys provided on the shafts, a belt connecting the pulleys, and two hydraulic actuators for changing diameters of the pulleys. The apparatus includes a directional control valve for supplying a fluid from a pressure line to one of the two actuators while discharging the fluid from the other actuator, a first fluid passage connected to the directional control valve, for primarily supplying the fluid from the pressure line to a driving side actuator of the two actuators which is provided on a driving one of the first and second shafts, a second fluid passage connected to the directional control valve, for primarily supplying the fluid from the pressure line to a driven side actuator of the hydraulic actuators, and a flow restrictor for restricting a flow of the fluid through the first fluid passage so that a fluid flow resistance of the first fluid passage is higher than a fluid flow resistance of the second fluid passage.

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