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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2006
Yoshiaki Hori, Saitama, JP;
Kinya Mizuno, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiaki Hori, Saitama, JP;
Kinya Mizuno, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To alleviate shift shock of an automatic transmission provided with a twin clutch. An automatic transmission is provided with gear trains equal in number to the number of speed ratios between a primary shaft and a counter shaft. A first hydraulic clutch and second hydraulic clutch interrupt and connect the transmission of rotation between a crankshaft and the transmission. A changeover valve is provided to connect the pressure of a working fluid to any one of the first and second clutches. A pair of orifice control valves are disposed between the changeover valve and the first clutch and between the changeover valve and the second clutch, respectively. A pair of accumulators are disposed between the changeover valve and the first clutch and between the changeover valve and the second clutch, respectively.