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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Kazuaki Nakamura, Toyota, JP;
Kazuyuki Watanabe, Anjo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuaki Nakamura, Toyota, JP;
Kazuyuki Watanabe, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 59/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ECU executes a program including outputting, when the oil temperature THO of ATF<the threshold value THO (0), a control signal to the solenoid valve to control the solenoid valve to cause the lock-up relay valve to enter the state of resupplying the ATF discharged from the torque converter to the torque converter. In the state where the ATF discharged from the torque converter is being resupplied to the torque converter, the second oil path guiding the ATF discharged from the torque converter to the oil pan is disconnected from the torque converter.