Oil supplying system for an automatic transmission with a hydrodynamic starting device
US6668978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/19991
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns an oil supply system for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle having one hydrodynamic starting element. It has one oil pump (2) to convey oil to a variator (9, 10) and/or to shifting elements (12, 13), to a converter unit (19) that can be supplied with oil via two oil lines (23, 25), especially a hydrodynamic torque converter (20) having a converter lock-up clutch (21), and to a lubrication device (28), the same as at least one filter device (3, 31) and one oil cooling device (17). Here are provided one prioritized primary circuit (6) with a main pressure adjusted by a main pressure valve (3) for pressure supply of the variator (9, 10) and/or of the shifting elements (12, 13) and a secondary circuit (7) for oil supply of the lubrication device (28). It is proposed according to the invention that the converter unit (19) be tied to the primary circuit (6) and to the secondary circuit (7) so that the converter lock-up clutch (21) be supplied with a minimum pressure required for torque transmission via the primary circuit (6) parallel to the supply of the lubrication device (28) via the secondary circuit (7) when on the converter lock-up clutch (21) a clo…
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