IP Library Granted Patent US 7,558,660
Granted Patent B2
US 7,558,660 · App. 11/540,518 · Granted Jul 7, 2009

Continuously variable transmission and control method thereof

Assignee: Jatco Ltd
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Patent No.
US 7,558,660
App. No.
11/540,518
Granted
Jul 7, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

When a line pressure PL serving as a source pressure of a primary pulley ( 2 ) and a secondary pulley ( 3 ) is controlled on the basis of a control deviation ΔStep, which is the deviation between a step count StepMdl of a step motor ( 27 ) corresponding to a target speed ratio I (o) and a value obtained by adding a target deviation GTstep and a starting learned value Gstep to a step count Bstep of the step motor ( 27 ) corresponding to an actual speed ratio ip, the engine torque varies dramatically beyond the range of a predetermined value T 1 and a predetermined value T 2 during a predetermined time period t 1 , a learning error determination relating to the starting learned value Gstep is prohibited for a predetermined time period t 2.

Claims (38)

1. A continuously variable transmission comprising:

an input side primary pulley having a groove width which varies according to an oil pressure;

an output side secondary pulley having a groove width which varies according to an oil pressure;

a belt wrapped around the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, a pulley-contacting radius of which varies according to the groove width;

an actuator which varies the oil pressure of the primary pulley according to a driving condition; and

a controller, which

calculates a control deviation of the actuator on the basis of a reference model operating position, which is an operating position of the actuator corresponding to a target speed ratio, an actual operating position of the actuator corresponding to an actual speed ratio between the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, and an operating position deviation amount of the actuator;

determines whether or not to update the operating position deviation amount of the actuator on the basis of a variation in the target speed ratio and the control deviation;

updates the operating position deviation amount of the actuator on the basis of a deviation between the reference model operating position and the actual operating position when the operating position deviation amount of the actuator is determined to update;

controls a line pressure, which serves as a source pressure of the oil pressure of the primary pulley and the oil pressure of the secondary pulley, on the basis of the control deviation;

calculates a primary pulley input torque; and

prohibits the determination of the update for a second predetermined time period when the primary pulley input torque varies beyond a range of a first predetermined value and a second predetermined value, which is smaller than the first predetermined value, during a first predetermined time period.

2. The continuously variable transmission as defined in claim 1 , wherein the controller determines to update the operating position deviation amount of the actuator when a state in which an absolute value of the variation in the target speed ratio is smaller than a first predetermined value and an absolute value of the control deviation is larger than a second predetermined value continues for a third predetermined time period.

3. A control method for a continuously variable transmission, the transmission comprising:

an input side primary pulley having a groove width which varies according to an oil pressure;

an output side secondary pulley having a groove width which varies according to an oil pressure;

a belt wrapped around the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, a pulley-contacting radius of which varies according to the groove width; and

an actuator which varies the oil pressure of the primary pulley according to a driving condition; and

the method comprising:

calculating a control deviation of the actuator on the basis of a reference model operating position, which is an operating position of the actuator corresponding to a target speed ratio, an actual operating position of the actuator corresponding to an actual speed ratio between the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, and an operating position deviation amount of the actuator;

determining whether or not to update the operating position deviation amount of the actuator on the basis of a variation in the target speed ratio and the control deviation;

updating the operating position deviation amount of the actuator on the basis of a deviation between the reference model operating position and the actual operating position when the operating position deviation amount of the actuator is determined to update;

controlling a line pressure, which serves as a source pressure of the oil pressure of the primary pulley and the oil pressure of the secondary pulley, on the basis of the control deviation;

calculating a primary pulley input torque; and

prohibiting the determination of the update for a second predetermined time period when the primary pulley input torque varies beyond a range of a first predetermined value and a second predetermined value, which is smaller than the first predetermined value, during a first predetermined time period.

4. The control method as defined in claim 3 , wherein the determining to update the operating position deviation amount of the actuator is performed when a state in which an absolute value of the variation in the target speed ratio is smaller than a first predetermined value and an absolute value of the control deviation is larger than a second predetermined value continues for a third predetermined time period.

5. A continuously variable transmission comprising:

an input side primary pulley having a groove width which varies according to an oil pressure;

an output side secondary pulley having a groove width which varies according to an oil pressure;

a belt wrapped around the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, a pulley-contacting radius of which varies according to the groove width; and

an actuator which varies the oil pressure of the primary pulley according to a driving condition; and

means for calculating a control deviation of the actuator on the basis of a reference model operating position, which is an operating position of the actuator corresponding to a target speed ratio, an actual operating position of the actuator corresponding to an actual speed ratio between the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, and an operating position deviation amount of the actuator;

means for determining whether or not to update the operating position deviation amount of the actuator on the basis of a variation in the target speed ratio and the control deviation;

means for updating the operating position deviation amount of the actuator on the basis of a deviation between the reference model operating position and the actual operating position when the operating position deviation amount of the actuator is determined to update;

means for controlling a line pressure, which serves as a source pressure of the oil pressure of the primary pulley and the oil pressure of the secondary pulley, on the basis of the control deviation;

means for calculating a primary pulley input torque; and

means for prohibiting the determination of the update for a second predetermined time period when the primary pulley input torque varies beyond a range of a first predetermined value and a second predetermined value, which is smaller than the first predetermined value, during a first predetermined time period.

6. The continuously variable transmission as defined in claim 5 , wherein the means for determining determines to update the operating position deviation amount of the actuator when a state in which an absolute value of the variation in the target speed ratio is smaller than a first predetermined value and an absolute value of the control deviation is larger than a second predetermined value continues for a third predetermined time period.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNOR ASSIGNS 50% INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2014
From: JATCO LTD
To: JATCO LTD; NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032018/0901 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2006
From: IZUMI, TETSUYA; NIHEI, HIRONORI; KIM, SEONJAE; CHIBAHARA, TAKESHI; KOGA, TORU
To: JATCO LTD
Reel/Frame 018376/0069 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-290911 · Oct 4, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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