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Control system for continuously variable transmission

US6030313A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 1998
Grant dateFeb 29, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H2061/66281
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control system comprises a line pressure control section which controls a line pressure applied to pulleys of a CVT according to an input load from the engine. When the input load is temporally increased, the line pressure is temporally increased by a pressure increasing section. After the line pressure is held for a predetermined time, the temporally increased line pressure is slowly decompressed by a step amount which is set small according to the increase of a transmission ratio of the CVT. This slow decompression of the line pressure suppresses the generation of vibrations of a drive system. Further, when an anti-skid control apparatus is operating or when a start clutch is engaged by the increase of the line pressure, the slow decompression is cancelled to smoothly execute their operations.

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