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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1989
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1986
Yoshiharu Harada, Toyota, JP;
Yutaka Taga, Aichi, JP;
Kagenori Fukumura, Toyota, JP;
Yoichi Hayakawa, Toyoake, JP;
Masao Kawai, Chiryu, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Aisin-Warner Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A transmission control device according to the present invention comprises a main transmission having a torque converting device provided with a direct clutch for effecting engagement and disengagement of the input member with output member of a torque converting portion; a sub transmission having a speed change mechanism; a drive-mode detecting means for detecting the drive mode of the speed change mechanism of the sub transmission; and a controller for controlling the lock-up characteristics of the direct clutch by means of the output of the drive mode detecting means. The transmission control device is capable of setting the lock-up characteristics of the direct clutch in accordance with the speed mode of the sub transmission by effecting a change-over of the lock-up characteristics of the direct clutch of the torque converting device on the basis of the output of the drive-mode detecting means for detecting the speed mode of the sub transmission, so that it is possible to optimize the power performance, operating performance, and fuel consumption in accordance with the speed mode of the sub transmission.