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Shift control apparatus for continuously variable transmission

US6019701A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 1998
Grant dateFeb 1, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2302/04
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A shift control apparatus of a continuously variable transmission for a vehicle comprises sensors for detecting operating conditions of the transmission and a motor connected to the transmission. A controller of the shift control apparatus stores different shift maps and employs one of them according to a driver's command or vehicle driving condition. The controller decides a target value of an input rotation speed of the transmission from an output rotation speed of the transmission and the load condition of a motor on the basis of the shift map and continuously changes a gear ratio of the transmission so that the transmission input rotation speed is adjusted to the target value. The controller can change the rate of the shift speed according to a driver's command.

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