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Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 09, 2014
Applicant:

Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Hyunjun Son, Seoul, KR;

Joohang Lee, Yongin-si, KR;

Sunghoon Park, Seongnam-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/14 (2006.01); F16H 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 45/02 (2013.01); F16H 61/143 (2013.01); F16H 2045/021 (2013.01); F16H 2045/0215 (2013.01);
Abstract

A circuit for controlling hydraulic pressure of a torque converter that includes an engagement hydraulic pressure chamber independently installed in a fluid operation chamber enclosed by a front cover and an impeller and having engagement hydraulic pressure supplied to engage a lock-up clutch may include a torque converter control valve stably decreasing line pressure and supplying the decreased line pressure as operation hydraulic pressure of the torque converter, a torque converter pressure control valve controlled by a linear solenoid valve to control D range pressure and supply the controlled D range pressure to the engagement hydraulic pressure chamber, and a lock-up switch valve controlled by the linear solenoid valve to supply the hydraulic pressure supplied from the torque converter control valve as control pressure of the torque converter pressure control valve and supply exhaust hydraulic pressure of the torque converter as control pressure of the torque converter control valve.


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