Slip control apparatus for motor vehicle lock-up clutch
US5569117A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2061/145
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A slip control apparatus for a lock-up clutch disposed between pump and turbine impellers of a torque converter of a motor vehicle equipped with a traction control device for controlling a throttle valve of an engine so as to prevent excessive slipping of vehicle drive wheels, the apparatus including (a) a slip control device for controlling the amount of slip of the lock-up clutch such that an actual slip speed of the clutch coincides with a predetermined target value while the vehicle running condition is in a predetermined slip control area partially defined by the throttle valve opening, (b) a traction control monitoring device for detecting an operation of the traction control device, and (c) a clutch torque holding device for maintaining a present torque transmitting state of the clutch during operation of traction control device, by inhibiting a slip control operation of the slip control device or by maintaining the target slip speed of the clutch at the presently effective value.
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