Control apparatus for hydraulically operated vehicular transmission
US5956999A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/1926
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The disadvantage in the conventional transmission in which a high speed stage is established during the initialization operation by the starting up of an electronic control circuit, is eliminated. The disadvantage is that the rotational speed of an engine lowers due to the establishment of the high speed stage during the initialization operation at the time of running in a low speed stage, with the result that the recovery of the driving force after the completion of the initialization operation is delayed. To solve this disadvantage, valves that can switch the transmission to a neutral condition in the running range are provided. During the initialization operation of the electronic control circuit (20), a neutral signal which shifts the transmission (1) to the neutral condition is output (S902) to the valves. If the transmission (1) is in a running range, there is performed an in-gear control, after the completion of the initialization operation, to establish a speed stage depending on the vehicle speed at that time (S908).
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