Automatic transmission control system with variable pressure discharge
US5542888A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2061/0485
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic transmission control system has first and second hydraulic circuits leading to a low/reverse brake and a reverse clutch, respectively, which perform supplying and discharging of hydraulic pressure to the low/reverse brake and reverse clutch, respectively, so as to lock and unlock them. The first circuit is provided, from the upstream end, with an orifice for restraining hydraulic pressure, an accumulator disposed downstream from the orifice for pressure accumulation, and a switching valve for switching supply and discharge of the hydraulic pressure. The second hydraulic circuit is provided, from the upstream end, with a switching valve for switching communication of the first hydraulic circuit between the orifice and switching valve with the second hydraulic circuit and communication of the first hydraulic circuit upstream from the orifice with the second hydraulic circuit.
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