Control apparatus for an automatic transmission
US5741200A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S477/901
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a control apparatus for an automatic transmission for carrying out neutral control and hill-hold control in a range that causes no slip of a hill-hold brake. The control apparatus has a judgment unit for determining, in accordance with a signal output by a gradient detector whether an uphill road is steep enough to cause a hill-hold brake to slip with the hill-hold brake engaged, a hydraulic pressure reducing device for reducing the hydraulic pressure applied to a hydraulic servo of a clutch in order to place the clutch in an all but released state, a hydraulic pressure applying device for applying a hydraulic pressure to a hydraulic servo of a brake in order to engage the brake, and an execution unit for permitting the hydraulic pressure reducing device to reduce the hydraulic pressure applied to the hydraulic servo and the hydraulic pressure applying device to apply a hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic servo only if a stop, or halted, state is detected by a stop-state detector and an uphill road is determined by the judgement unit not to be steep enough to cause the hill-hold brake to slip.
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