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Granted Patent B2
US 12,523,293 · App. 18/847,773 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Control device for transmission, control method for transmission, and non-transitory computer-readable medium

Inventor: Ken Okahara (Atsugi, JP)
Assignee: JATCO Ltd
F16H61/6624F16H47/065F16H59/44F16H59/46F16H59/70F16H63/3023F16H2059/704
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Patent No.
US 12,523,293
App. No.
18/847,773
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A controller for a transmission including a continuously variable transmission mechanism including a primary pulley to which power of an engine is input, a secondary pulley that transmits the power to a drive wheel, and a belt that is wound around the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, increases a rotation speed of the secondary pulley as a torque transmission capacity of a lock-up clutch of a torque converter provided between the engine and the primary pulley increases, and the lock-up clutch is engaged, performs a gear shift process to change a gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism to a high side or a low side so as to cancel return movement of a drive shaft which has been twisted by the engagement of the lock-up clutch.

Claims (20)

1 . A control device for a transmission including a continuously variable transmission mechanism including a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, and an endless annular member, the primary pulley being configured to be input power of a drive source mounted on a vehicle, a secondary pulley being configured to transmit the power to a drive wheel, the endless annular member being wound around the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, wherein

a rotation speed of the secondary pulley increases as a torque transmission capacity of a lock-up clutch of a torque converter provided between the drive source and the primary pulley increases, and after the lock-up clutch is engaged, the control device performs a gear shift process to change a gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism to a high side or a low side so as to cancel return movement of a drive shaft which has been twisted by the engagement of the lock-up clutch.

2 . The control device for the transmission according to claim 1 , wherein

when the gear shift process is not performed after the lock-up clutch is engaged, the control device changes the gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism to the high side while the rotation speed of the secondary pulley decreases.

3 . The control device for the transmission according to claim 2 , wherein

in a case in which a decrease rate of a rotation speed difference between the drive source and a turbine of the torque converter at the time of the engagement of the lock-up clutch is equal to or greater than a predetermined decrease rate of the rotation speed difference, the control device changes the gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism to the high side while the rotation speed of the secondary pulley decreases when the gear shift process is not performed after the lock-up clutch is engaged.

4 . The control device for the transmission according to claim 3 , wherein

in a case in which the decrease rate of the rotation speed difference between the drive source and the turbine at the time of the engagement of the lock-up clutch is equal to or greater than a decrease rate set in advance, the control device changes the gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism to the high side while the rotation speed of the secondary pulley decreases when the gear shift process is not performed after the lock-up clutch is engaged.

5 . The control device for the transmission according to claim 2 , wherein

in a case in which a speed of the vehicle is within a predetermined speed range, the control device changes the gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism to the high side while the rotation speed of the secondary pulley decreases when the gear shift process is not performed after the lock-up clutch is engaged.

6 . The control device for the transmission according to claim 5 , wherein

in a case in which the speed of the vehicle is equal to or smaller than a predetermined speed set in advance, the control device changes the gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism to the high side while the rotation speed of the secondary pulley decreases when the gear shift process is not performed after the lock-up clutch is engaged.

7 . The control device for the transmission according to claim 2 , wherein

in a case in which the gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism is within a predetermined gear ratio range, the control device changes the gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism to the high side while the rotation speed of the secondary pulley decreases when the gear shift process is not performed after the lock-up clutch is engaged.

8 . The control device for the transmission according to claim 1 , wherein

when the gear shift process is not performed after the lock-up clutch is engaged, the control device changes the gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism to the low side while the rotation speed of the secondary pulley increases after the rotation speed of the secondary pulley decreases.

9 . A control method for a transmission including a continuously variable transmission mechanism including a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, and an endless annular member, the primary pulley being configured to be input power of a drive source mounted on a vehicle, a secondary pulley being configured to transmit the power to a drive wheel, the endless annular member being wound around the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, the method comprising:

increasing a rotation speed of the secondary pulley as a torque transmission capacity of a lock-up clutch of a torque converter provided between the drive source and the primary pulley increases, and after the lock-up clutch is engaged, changing a gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism to a high side or a low side so as to cancel return movement of a drive shaft which has been twisted by the engagement of the lock-up clutch.

10 . A control device for a transmission including a continuously variable transmission mechanism including a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, and an endless annular member, the primary pulley being configured to be input power of a drive source mounted on a vehicle, a secondary pulley being configured to transmit the power to a drive wheel, the endless annular member being wound around the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, wherein

a rotation speed of the secondary pulley increases as a torque transmission capacity of a lock-up clutch of a torque converter provided between the drive source and the primary pulley increases, and after the lock-up clutch is engaged, the control device changes a gear ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism to a high side after the rotation speed of the secondary pulley decreases and before the rotation speed of the secondary pulley increases.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2024
From: OKAHARA, KEN
To: JATCO LTD
Reel/Frame 068672/0083 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-043998 · Mar 18, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250207663A1 · Jun 26, 2025
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