Shift control apparatus for automatic transmission
US7374512B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2306/14
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
When it is decided that it is impossible to shift the automatic transmission directly to the target speed position according to the second shifting-action decision made during a shifting control to shift the automatic transmission to a target speed according to a first shifting-action decision, one of a plurality of candidate intermediate speed positions to which the automatic transmission can be shifted directly is determined as an intermediate speed position. The determined intermediate speed position is established with the largest amount of change of an engine speed NE, and accordingly with the longest time required for completion of the change of the engine speed NE during which a hydraulic pressure of a clutch to be engaged to establish the intermediate speed position can be raised, whereby the clutch engaging pressure can be changed at a rate low enough to reduce a shifting shock of the automatic transmission.
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