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Granted Patent B2
US 10,100,923 · App. 15/487,828 · Granted Oct 16, 2018

Vehicle and control method of vehicle

Inventors: Nobufusa Kobayashi (Anjo, JP); Masato Yoshikawa (Toyota, JP); Takaaki Tanaka (Toyota, JP); Masato Shimoda (Toyota, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
F16H61/0213F16H3/728F16H37/08F16H61/0021F16H59/18F16H59/24F16H59/40F16H59/42F16H63/50F16H2059/366F16H2061/0216
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Patent No.
US 10,100,923
App. No.
15/487,828
Granted
Oct 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a vehicle including an engine, drive wheels, a power transmission system, and an electronic control unit, during shifting of an automatic transmission, a hydraulic command value of a clutch is set to a higher value as an engine power command value is larger, so that a shift or change of the speed ratio proceeds in an electronic continuously variable transmission and the automatic transmission, in accordance with engine power as a product of the engine speed and engine torque, rather than torque of the engine, etc.

Claims (32)

1. A vehicle comprising:

an engine;

drive wheels;

a power transmission system including a continuously variable transmission and a stepwise variable transmission,

the continuously variable transmission being configured to transmit power of the engine toward the drive wheels,

the stepwise variable transmission providing a part of a power transmission path between the continuously variable transmission and the drive wheels, the stepwise variable transmission including a hydraulic engagement device, a shift of the stepwise variable transmission being performed through operation of the engagement device; and

an electronic control unit configured to set a hydraulic command value of the engagement device to a value that increases in correspondence with an increase in a power command value of the engine, during shifting of the stepwise variable transmission.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the electronic control unit is configured to set the hydraulic command value of the engagement device, based on a first power required for shift progression in the continuously variable transmission and the stepwise variable transmission, during shifting of the stepwise variable transmission; and

the electronic control unit is configured to set the hydraulic command value of the engagement device to a value that increases in correspondence with a decrease in the first power.

3. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the electronic control unit is configured to calculate the first power required for the shift progression, by dividing a rotational energy difference in the continuously variable transmission and the stepwise variable transmission, before and after the shift of the stepwise variable transmission, by a target shift time of the stepwise variable transmission.

4. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the electronic control unit is configured to set the first power to a value that increases in correspondence with an increase in a rotational speed of an output rotating member of the stepwise variable transmission; and

the electronic control unit is configured to set the first power to a value that increases in correspondence with an increase in a difference between gear ratios of gear positions of the stepwise variable transmission before and after the shift of the stepwise variable transmission.

5. The vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the electronic control unit is configured to set the hydraulic command value of the engagement device, based on a second power calculated by subtracting the first power from a power command value of the engine; and

the electronic control unit is configured to set the hydraulic command value of the engagement device to a value that increases in correspondence with an increase in the second power.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the continuously variable transmission includes a differential mechanism and a first motor,

the differential mechanism is coupled to the engine such that power is transmitted between the engine and the differential mechanism,

the first motor is coupled to the differential mechanism such that power is transmitted between the differential mechanism and the first motor;

the continuously variable transmission is an electric continuously variable transmission in which a differential state of the differential mechanism is controlled by controlling an operating state of the first motor; and

the power transmission system further includes a second motor coupled to an output rotating member of the electric continuously variable transmission such that power is transmitted between the second motor and the output rotating member.

7. The vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein

the power transmission system further includes a power storage device that supplies and receives electric power to and from each of the first motor and the second motor; and

the electronic control unit is configured to set the hydraulic command value of the engagement device without taking account of charge and discharge power of the power storage device.

8. A control method of a vehicle,

the vehicle including an engine, drive wheels, a power transmission system and an electronic control unit,

the power transmission system including a continuously variable transmission and a stepwise variable transmission, the continuously variable transmission being configured to transmit power of the engine toward the drive wheels, the stepwise variable transmission providing a part of a power transmission path between the continuously variable transmission and the drive wheels, the stepwise variable transmission including a hydraulic engagement device, and a shift of the stepwise variable transmission being performed through operation of the engagement device,

the control method comprising:

setting, by the electronic control unit, a hydraulic command value of the engagement device to a value that increases in correspondence with an increase in a power command value of the engine during shifting of the stepwise variable transmission.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 14, 2017
From: KOBAYASHI, NOBUFUSA; YOSHIKAWA, MASATO; TANAKA, TAKAAKI; SHIMODA, MASATO
To: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-084067 · Apr 19, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170299053A1 · Oct 19, 2017