Clutch control device and clutch control method
US8290670B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H2061/0096
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A clutch control device includes: a plurality of hydraulic clutches built into a transmission; a clutch switching pattern storage device in which a plurality of clutch switching patterns, each defining engage/release changeover timing with which the plurality of hydraulic clutches are engaged/released are stored in correspondence to individual speed change patterns adopted by the transmission; a clutch switching pattern selection device that selects a clutch switching pattern stored in the clutch switching pattern storage device in correspondence to a speed change pattern for the transmission at a time of speed change; and a hydraulic control device that executes hydraulic control for the plurality of hydraulic clutches in correspondence to the clutch switching pattern selected by the clutch switching pattern selection device.
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