Abstract: A continuously variable transmission (2) has a torque convertor (3) having a lock-up clutch (30) and a continuously variable transmission mechanism (5). A control unit (10) has a shift control unit (10C) configured to be able to perform a pseudo stepwise up-shift control that varies a transmission ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism (5) stepwise, a lock-up control unit (10A) configured to control an engagement state of the lock-up clutch (30), and a torque control command unit (10D) configured to perform a torque-down control of a driving source (1). When the engagement control of the lock-up clutch (30) and the pseudo stepwise up-shift control are performed at the same time, the torque control command unit (10D) configured to perform the torque-down control with a greater torque reduction amount.

Abstract: A transmission includes: a torque converter; a transmission input shaft; a seal member sandwiched between the hollow shaft and the transmission input shaft; and a bush, the transmission input shaft including a large diameter portion abutted on the seal member, and a small diameter portion which is positioned on the tip end side of the large diameter portion, and which has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the large diameter portion, the seal member having a diameter larger than a diameter of the bush, and the small diameter portion having an axial length set to be longer than a length from an insertion inlet of the transmission input shaft of the bush to the seal member.

Abstract: Disclosed is a forward/reverse switching mechanism (2) with a planetary gear set (3), a reverse brake (5) and a forward clutch (4). The planetary gear set (3) includes a sun gear (31) which serves as an input part, a carrier (34) which serves as an output part, and a ring gear (32). The reverse brake (5) is adapted to fix the ring gear (32). The forward clutch (4) is adapted to connect the ring gear (32) and the sun gear (31) to each other. The ring gear (32), a drive plate (52) provided on a ring gear (32) side of the reverse brake (5) and a driven plate (41) provided on a ring gear (32) side of the forward clutch (4) are spline-fitted to a clutch drum (6).

Abstract: A control device for a continuously variable transmission mounted in a vehicle, includes a lead compensation unit and a delay compensation unit. The lead compensation unit is configured to perform phase lead compensation in a transmission ratio control system of the continuously variable transmission according to an operating state of the vehicle with a lead amount being variable according to a vibration frequency of a torsional vibration of an input shaft of the continuously variable transmission. The delay compensation unit is configured to perform phase delay compensation in the transmission ratio control system with a delay amount being variable according to the operating state of the vehicle.

Abstract: An oil strainer is arranged between an oil pan configured to close a lower opening of a transmission case and a control valve body which is installed in the lower opening. The control valve body has a discharge hole of oil in a portion opposing the oil strainer. The oil strainer has an oil suction port in a portion opposing the oil pan, and has a rib projecting on the control valve body side on a surface of a portion opposing the control valve body. When seen from the oil pan side, the oil suction port and the discharge hole are provided so that positions are not matched from each other. When seen from the oil pan side, the rib is provided to cross a straight line passing through the oil suction port and the discharge hole in a region between the oil suction port and the discharge hole.

Abstract: Selection solenoid valve (75) controls engagement/disengagement of travel clutch (31, 32) in synchronization with a selecting operation of selector lever (90) that selects a range position of belt-type continuously variable transmission (CVT). Selection solenoid valve abnormality diagnosing unit (8a) is configured to, when performing a selecting operation from no-drive range to drive range, if a time required for travel clutch (31, 32) to be judged to be engaged from a start of selection of the drive range is less than a predetermined time, judge selection solenoid valve (75) to be a maximum hydraulic pressure side abnormality. When performing the selecting operation of drive range?no-drive range?drive range, if a selecting operation speed condition indicating that a no-drive range selection time is shorter than a setting time (Tth) is satisfied, execution of abnormality diagnosis of selection solenoid valve (75) is not permitted. With this configuration, misjudgment is prevented.

Abstract: The oil storage structure includes an oil pan that closes a lower opening of the transmission case and forms an oil pool in a lower space inside the transmission case, and a strainer having a suction port for oil located in the oil pool. The suction port for the oil is provided so as to face a bottom wall portion of the oil pan with a gap in between, and the bottom wall portion of the oil pan is provided with a protruding portion protruding toward the suction port, with the protruding portion being formed in a direction across the suction port as viewed from the bottom wall portion.

Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission includes a traveling drive source, an automatic transmission, an AT controller, and a traveling drive source controller. The AT controller is configured to execute shifting by changeover of friction elements upon receiving a shift request. The traveling drive source controller is configured to execute torque limit control of the traveling drive source when a request for limiting a torque by an upper limit torque is input from the AT controller. The AT controller has an upper limit torque change processing unit configured to change the upper limit torque from a low gear upper limit torque to a high gear upper limit torque when auto-upshift is executed. The upper limit torque change processing unit is configured to raise the upper limit torque using a prescribed gradient during an inertia phase when the inertia phase is started with the auto-upshift.

Abstract: A Controller constitutes a control device for a vehicle having an automatic transmission on which a shift-by-wire system is mounted. The controller changes display of an range indicator to N-range display after disengagement determination of an power transmission clutch is made when a shifting operation from a D range to a N range is performed.

Abstract: A control device is provided for a vehicle including a drive source and an automatic transmission having a park lock mechanism for locking an output shaft and an engaging element to be engaged at the start of running. Output rotation of the drive source is input to the automatic transmission. The control device includes a control unit to limit a torque of the drive source until the release of locking by the park lock mechanism is completed in response to an instruction being given to change from a parking range to a travel range. The control unit is configured to limit the torque of the drive source from after the instruction is given to change from the parking range to the travel range until the release of locking by the park lock mechanism is completed.

Abstract: A belt-type continuously variable transmission includes a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, and a belt wound around the primary pulley and the secondary pulley. A controller performs a process, when performing a low speed position return shift to shift a transmission ratio toward a lowermost speed position while a vehicle is decelerating. The process includes: calculating a primary pressure actual lower limit, at which the belt actually starts to slip, based on the transmission ratio and a deceleration of the vehicle; setting a lower limit of a setpoint of the primary pressure to the primary pressure actual lower limit; setting the primary pressure actual lower limit higher with a locking tendency of a vehicle wheel detected than that without the locking tendency detected; and setting the primary pressure actual lower limit with the locking tendency detected to increase as the transmission ratio varies toward the lowermost speed position.

Abstract: A continuously variable transmission for a vehicle includes: a variator including; a primary pulley, a secondary pulley, and an endless annular member wound around the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, the secondary pulley being provided with an urging member configured to generate an urging force in a direction in which a groove width of the secondary pulley is decreased, and a transmission gear ratio of the variator being brought to a high side of a lowest transmission gear ratio by a centrifugal hydraulic operation of an oil stored in a pulley pressure receiving chamber of the primary pulley when a vehicle speed becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined vehicle speed when the vehicle is towed.

Abstract: The power transmission device has the rotating electric machine, the housing that houses the stator of the rotating electric machine, and the pipe as a refrigerant liquid feeding member that has the holes. In the upper part of the housing is provided the opening that introduces oil ejected from the holes. In the lower part of the housing is provided the oil reservoir that forms an oil pool.

Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission includes: a failure diagnosis section for diagnosing whether or not a failure has occurred in a shift control system of the automatic transmission; a fail-safe control section for fixing the automatic transmission into a predetermined gear position in response to confirmation of the failure of the shift control system of the automatic transmission; and an oil temperature rise regulation torque reduction control section for outputting a torque reduction request to suppress torque of a vehicle driving source, based on temperature of transmission operating oil of the automatic transmission, and outputting the torque reduction request in response to satisfaction of an oil temperature condition that is set lower in oil temperature when the automatic transmission is fixed in a first gear position by the fail-safe control section than when the automatic transmission is not fixed in the first gear position.

Abstract: A shift control device for a vehicle includes: an engine; a shift mechanism disposed between the engine and driving wheels; a shift control section configured to control a transmission gear ratio of the shift mechanism; and a fuel cut control section configured to stop a fuel supply to the engine, at least when an accelerator pedal is in a release state, and when an engine speed is equal to or greater than a predetermined rotation speed, the shift control section being configured to perform a minimum rotation speed restriction control to control the transmission gear ratio of the shift mechanism so that the minimum rotation speed of the engine is equal to or greater than the predetermined rotation speed regardless of a vehicle front condition and an accelerator operation condition.

Abstract: As a driving source, an engine and an assist motor are provided. An engine control module includes a torque assist control unit for controlling the assist motor by a plurality of types of switching patterns having different torque assist levels. A CVT control unit includes a torque assist coordination control unit that, when a torque assist request is input from the torque assist control unit, carries out the control that increases commanded hydraulic pressure so as to increase the hydraulic pressure of hydraulically operated members. When carrying out the control that increases the commanded hydraulic pressure, the torque assist coordination control unit unifies the levels of the commanded hydraulic pressure regardless of the types of the switching patterns.

Abstract: A control device for a lock-up clutch includes a control unit, an abnormality determination unit, a release control unit and a prohibition unit. The control unit is configured to control an engagement state of a lock-up clutch, and to perform a slip lock-up control by performing a feedback control of an engagement hydraulic pressure to be a first slip amount during coasting. The abnormality determination unit is configured to determine an abnormality when a state continues with a slip amount being equal to or greater than a second slip amount. The release control unit is configured to release the lock-up clutch when the abnormality is determined. The prohibition unit is configured to allow the control unit to raise the engagement hydraulic pressure by a prescribed pressure, and to prohibit determination by the abnormality determination unit, when the transmission ratio is downshifted during coasting while the slip lock-up control is performed.

Abstract: A control device for a continuously variable transmission performs feedback control so that an actual transmission control value becomes a target transmission control value. The control device includes a phase lead compensation unit configured to perform phase lead compensation of the feedback control, a phase delay compensation unit configured to perform phase delay compensation of the feedback control, a first peak value frequency determination unit configured to change a peak value frequency of the phase lead compensation according to a transmission ratio of the continuously variable transmission, and a second peak value frequency determination unit configured to change a peak value frequency of the phase delay compensation based on the peak value frequency of the lead compensation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lock-up clutch of a torque converter. A cover (10) is separated to a pilot (48) and includes an opening (10-1) for installing the pilot (48). Before assembling a clutch driving portion such as a piston, a separator, drive plates, a seal ring, and driven plates, to the pilot (48), rivets (53) are press-fitted into the pilot (48), the cover (10) is abutted to respective head portions of the rivets (53), and the pilot (48) is installed in the cover (10) and is fixed to the cover (10) by welding. Thereafter, the piston, the drive plates and the driven plates are disposed between the separator and the cover (10), the seal ring is contact with the separator, the separator is press-fitted into projection ends of the rivets (53), and then projection portions (53-2) of the rivets (53) are crimped.

Abstract: An automatic transmission is arranged in a hybrid driveline employing an EV mode and an HEV mode, and establishes transmission ratio positions by engaging or disengaging frictional elements. A system or method includes: determining, based on a vehicle deceleration and a relationship between a requested transmission ratio position and an actual transmission ratio, whether or not interlocking is occurring, when the automatic transmission is in a state out of transmission shifting, wherein the interlocking is due to erroneous engagement of one of the frictional elements; and inhibiting the determination about interlocking, during a period from start of slip of a first frictional element of the automatic transmission to confirmation of convergence of slip of the first frictional element, in a situation that the first frictional element is slip-engaged for starting the engine in response to a request for mode transition from the EV mode to the HEV mode.