Lock-up clutch control apparatus
US5975262A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2045/0294
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In order to improve the fuel consumption by maintaining the lock-up clutch as tightly as possible during the down-shift operation, a lock-up clutch control apparatus is provided. The lock-up clutch control apparatus comprises a revolution control device for predicting the number of revolutions of the an input axis of transmission and the number of revolutions of an engine after the speed change before a down-shift operation; a torque converter judgement device for judging the state of the torque converter in terms of whether or not a torque ratio of the torque converter will be in the torque amplification range when the lock-up clutch is turned off, from the number of revolution of the input axis of the transmission and the engine speed obtained by the revolution prediction device; and a control device for turning off the lock-up clutch, if the lock-up clutch before the speed change is in a tight condition, in the case when the judgement device judges that the torque converter will be in the torque amplification range when the lock-up clutch is turned off.
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