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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2000
Hisao Nobu, Fujisawa, JP;
Tatsuo Wakahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
A lock-up control device comprises an inlet circuit which supplies oil to a torque converter chamber, an outlet circuit which discharges oil from the torque converter chamber, a signal output circuit which outputs a signal pressure according to a required engaging capacity of a lock-up clutch, and a lock-up control valve which outputs a lock-up control pressure according to the signal pressure from the signal output device. A lock-up control pressure which is fed back is input to the lock-up control valve so as to decrease the lock-up control pressure, and the pressure of the inlet circuit and pressure of the outlet circuit are input to the lock-up control valve so as to increase the lock-up control pressure. In this way, the pressure in the converter chamber is accurately reflected, and the lock-up control pressure is controlled so that a pressure differential between the lock-up control pressure and the torque converter chamber is a desired value.