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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Koji Terashima, Fujisawa Kanagawa, JP;
Koji Terashima, Fujisawa Kanagawa, JP;
ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for controlling a dual clutch transmission, a dual clutch transmission, and a vehicle equipped with the same. A first input shaft is connected to a first clutch and a second input shaft is connected to a second clutch. A set of odd-numbered gears and a set of even-numbered gears are arranged respectively across the first input shaft and second input shaft and an output shaft. Two of the gears are set as a start gear and a support gear, respectively. A one-way clutch is provided between the support gear and the first input shaft to let the support gear freewheel when a vehicle is started by synchronously engaging the start gear and the support gear to the second input shaft and the first input shaft, respectively, and simultaneously bringing each of the first clutch and the second clutch into a connected state. A third clutch connects the first input shaft and the second input shaft and rotates them together when the vehicle is started.