IP Library Granted Patent US 9,032,824
Granted Patent B2
US 9,032,824 · App. 13/994,226 · Granted May 19, 2015

Control device for dual clutch transmission and control method for dual clutch transmission

Inventor: Katsuhiro Arai (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
B60W20/40Y10T477/26F16H61/12F16H61/688F16D48/064F16D2500/1024F16D2500/1086F16D2500/5114Y10S903/902F16D2500/1117F16H2061/128F16H2061/122
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Patent No.
US 9,032,824
App. No.
13/994,226
Granted
May 19, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control device for a dual clutch transmission includes a transmission control unit that determines immobility in an engaging-side clutch in a next stage as sticking and, when the engaging-side clutch in the next stage malfunctions and when a gear in a previous stage is out of engagement, engages the gear in the previous stage and thereafter controls a clutch torque capacity in the previous stage to a predetermined value, and a back torque limiter operates according to a predetermined condition to engage a release-side clutch in the previous stage.

Claims (18)

1. A control apparatus for a dual clutch transmission comprising:

a first main shaft including odd-numbered transmission gears;

a first clutch that transmits an engine torque to the first main shaft or blocks a transmission of the engine torque to the first main shaft;

a second main shaft including even-numbered transmission gears;

a second clutch that transmits the engine torque to the second main shaft or blocks the transmission of the engine torque to the second main shaft;

an output shaft including driven gears arranged to mesh with the odd-numbered transmission gears and the even-numbered transmission gears, rotation from the first main shaft or the second main shaft being transmitted through the output shaft to a drive wheel;

a back torque limiter that relieves a back torque transmitted backward to inhibit transmission of an excessively large back torque to a crank shaft; and

a transmission control unit that controls the first clutch and the second clutch in a clutch interchange period to change a path of transmission of the torque to shift from a previous stage to a next stage; wherein

the transmission control unit determines immobility in an engaging-side clutch among the first clutch and the second clutch in the next stage as sticking and, when the engaging-side clutch in the next stage malfunctions and when a gear in the previous stage is out of engagement, engages the gear in the previous stage, and thereafter controls a clutch torque capacity in the previous stage to a predetermined value, and the back torque limiter operates according to a predetermined condition to engage a release-side clutch among the first clutch and the second clutch in the previous stage.

2. The control apparatus for the dual clutch transmission according to claim 1 , wherein

when an odd-numbered gear clutch among the first clutch and the second clutch malfunctions, the transmission control unit makes a determination as to dog engagement of an even-numbered gear and, if the even-numbered gear is out of dog engagement, dog-engages the even-numbered gear and thereafter engages an even-numbered gear clutch among the first clutch and the second clutch; and

when the even-numbered gear clutch malfunctions, the transmission control unit makes a determination as to dog engagement of the odd-numbered gear and, if the odd-numbered gear is out of dog engagement, dog-engages the odd-numbered gear and thereafter engages the odd-numbered gear clutch.

3. The control apparatus for the dual clutch transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission control unit determines a malfunction in a shift mechanism and, if the shift mechanism malfunctions, engages both the engaging-side clutch in the next stage and the release-side clutch in the previous stage.

4. The control apparatus for the dual clutch transmission according to claim 1 , wherein during a gear change, the transmission control unit determines a malfunction in the first clutch or the second clutch in an inertia phase in which an engine rotational speed is made equal to a rotational speed of the input shaft in the next stage.

5. The control apparatus for the dual clutch transmission according to claim 1 , wherein the transmission control unit causes engagement of the engaging-side clutch and the release-side clutch as a final withdrawal operation in changing the path of transmission of the torque.

6. The control apparatus for the dual clutch transmission according to claim 2 , wherein the transmission control unit determines the sticking when a condition is satisfied with respect to at least one of a deviation between a clutch position target value and an actual clutch position, a rate at which the actual clutch position follows the clutch position target value, and a duration for which the rate continues for a predetermined period.

7. A motorcycle comprising:

the control apparatus for the dual clutch transmission according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2013
From: ARAI, KATSUHIRO
To: YAMAHA HATSUDOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-279433 · Dec 15, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130274062A1 · Oct 17, 2013