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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Charles F. Long, Pittsboro, IN (US);
Charles T. Taylor, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Allison Transmission, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60K 6/12 (2006.01); B60K 6/20 (2007.10); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); F16D 48/02 (2006.01); B60K 6/36 (2007.10); F16K 31/06 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/0021 (2013.01); B60K 6/12 (2013.01); B60K 6/20 (2013.01); B60K 6/36 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); F16D 25/14 (2013.01); F16H 61/0025 (2013.01); F16H 61/0031 (2013.01); F16H 61/0206 (2013.01); F16K 31/0644 (2013.01); G05D 7/0652 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); F16H 2061/0037 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6221 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01); Y10S 903/903 (2013.01); Y10S 903/915 (2013.01); Y10T 137/8593 (2015.04); Y10T 137/85986 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86131 (2015.04);
Abstract
A hydraulic system includes a main modulation control scheme which relies in part on the use of a VBS solenoid and the multiplexing of that solenoid. The hydraulic system is associated with a hybrid module and by controlling the main pressure at a reduced level, the fuel economy and reliability of that hybrid module are improved. The system pressure is controlled by the multiplexed VBS solenoid in order to maintain adequate clutch pressure based on torque requirements. The overall system cost is reduced by the multiplexing of valves and solenoids.