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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Inventors:
Kyosuke Mori, Kariya, JP;
Yasuhisa Iwasaki, Ichinomiya, JP;
Yoshihiro Murakami, Chiryu, JP;
Shinya Harada, Chiryu, JP;
Assignee:
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/11 (2012.01); F16H 61/04 (2006.01); F16H 63/50 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/11 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); F16H 61/04 (2013.01); F16H 63/502 (2013.01); F16H 2306/44 (2013.01); F16H 2306/46 (2013.01); Y10T 477/6403 (2015.01);
Abstract
A vehicle drive system includes a transmission, a clutch, and a shift execution portion. The shift execution portion operates the shift actuator to control the connecting portion in an engaged state engaged with the idler gear of a present gear stage to disengage from the idler gear of the present gear stage while gradually decreasing the engine torque while the clutch is still engaged, when a shift operation from the present gear stage to a subsequent gear stage is executed.