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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1994
Toru Matsubara, Toyota, JP;
Kunihiro Iwatsuki, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a lock-up clutch disposed between an engine and an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, including a slip control device for controlling a slip control pressure to be applied to the lock-up clutch to control the amount of slip of the lock-up clutch, a shift detector for detecting a shifting action of the transmission during deceleration of the vehicle, and a pressure changing device which commands the slip control device, upon detection of a shifting action of the transmission during vehicle deceleration, to change the slip control pressure a predetermined time prior to completion of the shifting action, for reducing an engaging force of the lock-up clutch to a value lower than a value corresponding to the amount of slip of the lock-up clutch established when the transmission is not in the process of a shifting action, to reduce the shifting shock of the transmission.