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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Jatco Ltd, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
JATCO LTD, Fuji-Shi, JP;
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama-Shi, JP;
Abstract
In a vehicle in which a continuously variable transmission, which is connected to an electric motor via a clutch, is operated using oil pressure of an oil pump driven by the motor, erroneous engagement of the clutch is quickly determined. The vehicle has the motor serving as a vehicle driving source, the oil pump connected to the motor, the continuously variable transmission, the clutch interposed between the motor and the continuously variable transmission, a clutch control means for controlling the clutch such that the clutch enters into a completely-engaged, slip-engaged, or release state, and a vehicle control means for controlling the motor such that the motor rotates at a target rotation speed. Also provided is an erroneous engagement handling control means that executes torque adjustment control to decrease an output torque of the vehicle driving source when the clutch is determined to be in an erroneously completely engaged state.