Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Junya Ono

Tatsuya Ryuzaki

Yoshiaki Nedachi

Go Morita

Eisuke Kajihara

Jun Adachi

Akira Tokito

Kohei Matsuura

Hiroyuki Kojima

Yoshiaki Tsukada

Yasushi Fujimoto

Yoshinobu Shiomi

Kosuke Tsunashima

Ryohei Tsuzuki

Masahiro Shimizu

Kazuhiko Nakamura

Yuma Kaibe

Takashi Ozeki

Dai Kataoka

Asuka Ito

Tomohiro Hoshi

Hiroyuki Kaneta

Hisashi Murakami

Tsubasa Nose

Takahiro Oyama

Kuniaki Wakamatsu

Noriyuki Mori

Kinya Mizuno

Takashi Kudo

Seiji Hamaoka

Takeshi Sugano

Naoki Kobayashi

Hiroaki Uchisasai

Kazuyuki Fukaya

Akihiro Yamashita

Junichiro Kano

Koichi Furusato

Toshikatsu Kuramochi

Koji Inose

Hiroyuki Makita

Masashi Koyanagi

Makoto Fujikubo

Kazumitsu Yamamoto

Kunihiro Notsu

Masaya Murao

Naotada Matsudaira

Tsugio Ikeda

Hitomi Hamamura

Satoshi Kajiro

This clutch control device includes a clutch device connecting and disconnecting power transmission between a prime mover and an output target, a clutch actuator outputting a driving force for operating the clutch device, a release mechanism operating the clutch device by receiving a driving force of the clutch actuator, a control unit driving and controlling the clutch actuator, a first detection part detecting an output value of the clutch actuator, and second detection parts detecting an amount of operation of the release mechanism, in which the control unit controls an operation of the clutch actuator by selectively using detection information of the first detection part and detection information of the second detection parts.

Clutch control device

This clutch control device includes a clutch apparatus configured to connect and disconnect power transmission between a prime mover and an output target, a clutch actuator configured to output a driving force for actuating the clutch apparatus, and a driving mechanism configured to receive the driving force of the clutch actuator and actuate the clutch apparatus, and the driving mechanism is able to apply a driving force in either a disconnecting direction or a connecting direction to the clutch apparatus.

This clutch control device includes a clutch device configured to connect or disconnect power transmission between a prime mover and an output target, a clutch actuator configured to output a drive force for actuating the clutch device, and a control unit configured to control driving of the clutch actuator, in which the clutch actuator is provided with a drive source that outputs the drive force and a power transmission mechanism that is disposed between the drive source and the clutch device, and the control unit detects parameter values corresponding to friction of the clutch actuator on the basis of a delay in driving of the power transmission mechanism with respect to a change in a control parameter for the drive source, and controls driving of the drive source through use of a control parameter including at least a part of the parameter values corresponding to the friction.

A clutch control device includes a clutch apparatus () configured to connect and disconnect power transmission between a prime mover () and an output object (), a clutch actuator () configured to output a driving force for actuating the clutch apparatus (), a controller () configured to control driving of the clutch actuator (), and a clutch operator configured to operate the clutch apparatus () regardless of the driving of the clutch actuator (), the controller () detects that there is a manual operation by the clutch operator when a difference of a predetermined value or more is detected between a reference output value of the clutch actuator () configured to operate the clutch apparatus () and a measured value of an output value of the clutch actuator ().

This clutch control device includes a clutch device configured to connect or disconnect power transmission between a prime mover and an output target, a clutch actuator configured to output a drive force for actuating the clutch device, and a control unit configured to control driving of the clutch actuator, in which the clutch actuator includes a plurality of drive sources that output the drive force.

This clutch control device includes a clutch apparatus configured to connect and disconnect power transmission between a prime mover and an output target, a clutch actuator configured to output a driving force for actuating the clutch apparatus, a control unit configured to drive the clutch actuator, and an operating force transmission mechanism configured to transmit an operating force of a driver with respect to a clutch operator to the clutch apparatus, an operating force sensor configured to detect the operating force of the driver is provided in the operating force transmission mechanism, and the control unit drives the clutch actuator according to a detection value of the operating force sensor.

A saddle-type vehicle includes a gearbox having a clutch operated by actuation of a slave cylinder, a hydraulic actuator having a master cylinder configured to generate a hydraulic pressure in a working fluid, a hydraulic valve unit configured to control transmission of the hydraulic pressure generated by the master cylinder to the slave cylinder, a master-side connecting pipeline, and a slave-side connecting pipeline, wherein the hydraulic valve unit Is disposed at a position closer to the slave cylinder than the hydraulic actuator.

Saddle-type vehicle

A saddle-type vehicle includes a power unit including a multistage transmission having a plurality of gear positions, a transmission actuating mechanism for changing the gear positions, a shift spindle as an input shaft of the transmission actuating mechanism, a crankcase housing therein the multistage transmission and the transmission actuating mechanism, and a crankcase cover covering a side portion of the crankcase. The shift spindle is disposed in the periphery of the crankcase cover and is coupled to a shift actuator mounted on the crankcase cover by a joint rod. Such saddle-type vehicle having a power unit with a shift spindle movable by a shift actuator, in which the shift spindle and the shift actuator are combined with each other in a small-size layout with a joint rod joining the shift spindle and the shift actuator to each other, allows the joint rod to be installed in position with ease.

This saddle-riding type vehicle includes: a transmission that includes a clutch operated by an operation of a slave cylinder; an oil pressure actuator that includes a master cylinder which generates an oil pressure on an operation oil; an oil pressure valve unit that controls transmission of the oil pressure generated by the master cylinder to the slave cylinder; a master-side connection pipe arrangement that connects the master cylinder to the oil pressure valve unit; and a slave-side connection pipe arrangement that connects the oil pressure valve unit to the slave cylinder, wherein the slave cylinder and the oil pressure valve unit are arranged on one side part in a vehicle width direction of the saddle-riding type vehicle, and the oil pressure actuator is arranged on another side part in the vehicle width direction of the saddle-riding type vehicle.

Saddle-riding type vehicle

This clutch control device includes an engine (), a transmission (), a clutch device () configured to connect and disconnect motive power transmission between the engine () and the transmission (), a clutch actuator () configured to drive the clutch device () and change a clutch capacity, a control parameter sensor () configured to detect a control parameter of the clutch capacity and a control unit () configured to calculate a control target value (TP) of the control parameter. The control unit () causes the clutch device () to perform a stroke in a connection direction until an actual measurement value of the control parameter reaches the control target value (TP). The control unit () corrects the control target value (TP) in accordance with at least one of a rotational speed (NE) of the engine () and a difference between the target value and the actual measurement value of the control parameter in a stroke process (K) of causing the clutch device () to perform the stroke in the connection direction.

This transmission device includes a mode changeover switch () on which a mode changeover operation between a manual mode (M) and an automated mode (M) is externally performed, other operation unit () on which a predetermined shift operation is externally performed separately from the mode changeover switch (), and a control unit () configured to control a mode changeover between the manual mode (M) and the automated mode (M). The control unit () executes the mode changeover between the manual mode (M) and the automated mode (M) on the basis of the mode changeover operation on the mode changeover switch (). When the shift operation on the other operation unit () has been performed, the control unit () executes the mode changeover between the manual mode (M) and the automated mode (M).

Transmission device and method of controlling transmission device

This clutch control device includes an engine (), a transmission (), a clutch device () configured to connect and disconnect motive power transmission between the engine () and the transmission (), a clutch actuator () configured to drive the clutch device () and change a clutch capacity, a hydraulic circuit () provided between the clutch device () and the clutch actuator (), an air bleeding device () configured to perform air bleeding of the hydraulic circuit (), a control unit () configured to calculate a control target value of the clutch capacity, a control mode changeover switch () configured to enable a control mode of the control unit () to be switched to an air bleeding mode, and an air bleeding switch () configured to enable a hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic circuit () to increase in the air bleeding mode.

Clutch control device and hydraulic equipment control device

This clutch control apparatus includes: a clutch device that connects and disconnects a power transmission between an engine and a drive wheel; a clutch actuator that drives the clutch device and changes a clutch capacity; a driven mechanism that is arranged between the clutch actuator and the clutch device, is operated by a drive of the clutch actuator, and operates the clutch device; a control part that calculates a control target value of the clutch capacity; and a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the driven mechanism, wherein the control part corrects the control target value based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor.

Clutch control apparatus

A clutch locking mechanism is a clutch locking mechanism () mounted in a saddle type vehicle () and includes a clutch () which enters an engaged state where power can be transmitted when an actuator () is operated and returns to a disengaged state where power cannot be transmitted when the actuator () is not operated, and a locking mechanism () having an operator () which is able to bring the clutch () into the engaged state separately from an operation of the actuator ().

Clutch locking mechanism

This clutch control device includes an engine (), a transmission (), a clutch device () configured to connect and disconnect motive power transmission between the engine () and the transmission (), a clutch actuator () configured to drive the clutch device () and change a clutch capacity, a clutch operating element () configured to enable the clutch device () to be manually operated, and a control unit () configured to calculate a target value (Pt) of a control parameter (Ps) of the clutch capacity in accordance with an amount of operation on the clutch operating element (). When the clutch device () is operated on a connection side according to an operation on the clutch operating element (), the control unit () is configured to set the target value (Pt) to a quick connection target value (Pmax) obtained by making a change to the connection side of the clutch device () with respect to an operation correspondence target value (Pv) according to the amount of operation on the clutch operating element () if a speed of the operation on the clutch operating element () is higher than or equal to a predetermined specified speed (Sp).

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