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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 25, 1995
Kazumasa Tsukamoto, Toyota, JP;
Masahiro Hayabuchi, Anjo, JP;
Masaaki Nishida, Anjo, JP;
Yoshihisa Yamamoto, Nishio, JP;
Muneo Kusafuka, Anjo, JP;
Kazuhiro Mikami, Kariya, JP;
Hiroshi Tsutsui, Nishio, JP;
Akihito Iwata, Hekinan, JP;
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
An automatic transmission control system providing a neutral control state in which there is no slipping engagement of a first clutch which is engaged upon selection of a forward range and, as a result, the vehicle is not subjected to idling vibration. The fuel consumption reducing effect of the neutral control state is maintained and there is no heating and consequent deterioration of the friction material of the clutch. The control system includes a hydraulic servo for operation of the clutch, an input side speed sensor for detecting the input side speed of a fluid power coupling device connecting the transmission to the output of an engine, an output side speed sensor for detecting the output side speed of the fluid power coupling device, and a controller. The controller includes differential speed calculator, differential speed change detector, a pressure increasing device for increasing the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic servo by a set pressure when the differential speed has not changed, and a pressure reducing device for reducing the hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic servo by a set pressure when the differential speed has changed.