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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Minoru Kuriyama, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Kazuo Sasaki, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ; B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
477169 ; 477 64 ; 477180 ;
Abstract
A lock-up control system for a fluid coupling, interposed between an engine and automatic transmission, which includes a lock-up clutch and is locked up by the lock-up clutch so as to directly couple the engine and the automatic transmission together, sets an increase rate, at which a locking pressure increases during locking of said fluid coupling, small at an early stage of locking and large at a later stage of locking.