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Hydraulic pressure control device of automatic transmission

US6045480A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 1998
Grant dateApr 4, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16H61/14
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A toroidal continuously variable transmission (11) having power rollers (18A-18D) held between input discs (19, 29) and output discs (21, 22) and transmitting power and a torque converter (12) having a lock up clutch (12D) connected to the continuously variable transmission (11) are provided. The line pressure of a working fluid supplied from a pump (1) is adjusted by a pressure regulator valve (2), and the adjusted line pressure is introduced to a lock up control valve (5) for controlling a fluid pressure to be supplied to the lock up clutch (12D) of the torque converter (12) through a pressure passage (31). Further, an oil cooler (32) is interposed in a downstream portion of the lock up control valve (5). The lubricating circuit of the continuously variable transmission is separated into a first lubricating circuit (33) for lubricating a bearing member of the power rollers (18A-18D) and a second lubricating circuit (35) for lubricating a rolling surface between the input and output discs (19-22) and the power rollers (18A-18D). The first lubricating circuit (33) is connected to a downstream portion of the cooler (32) and the second lubricating circuit (35) is connected to an upst…

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