Control apparatus and method for automotive vehicle in which a belt-type continuously variable transmission is equipped with a belt slip preventive feature
US7192383B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2312/14
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, the vehicle having a continuously variable transmission associated with a vehicular engine and including a belt that transmits a revolution of a primary pulley to a secondary pulley that is enabled to make a gear shift by modifying a pulley ratio between the primary and secondary pulleys with a hydraulic, a determination is made as to whether a belt slip between at least one of the primary and the secondary pulleys occurs and an output section outputs a signal to command an engine control unit to increase an engine speed by a predetermined engine speed when the belt slip is determined to occur.
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