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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2004
Applicants:
Hidetoshi Nobumoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Tatsuya Uesugi, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Hidetoshi Nobumoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Tatsuya Uesugi, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60K 41/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an automatic transmission including a forward clutch and a lockup clutch of a torque converter which are provided on a driving-power transmitting path between an engine and a driving wheel, a vehicle driving condition is classified into a plurality of regions and an associated slip control between the forward clutch and the lockup clutch is executed. Accordingly, both of improvements of gas mileage and drivability can be attained at a high level.