Patents Assigned to JATCO
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Patent number: 9945478Abstract: A control apparatus for a continuously variable transmission with a sub transmission includes a primary solenoid valve installed at an oil passage in a midway position between a mechanical oil pump and a primary pulley and configured to control a hydraulic pressure to be supplied to the primary pulley. The control apparatus further includes a transmission controller which outputs a primary current command value to a primary solenoid valve. The transmission controller outputs the primary current command value which previously closed the oil passage between the mechanical oil pump and the primary pulley to the primary solenoid valve before a rise in an engine revolution number due to at least a re-start of the engine, when a coast stop control/an idle stop control is carried out.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: JATCO LtdInventors: Yoshinobu Kawamoto, Tomohiro Utagawa, Takashi Eguchi
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Patent number: 9945496Abstract: Structure of control valve body of automatic transmission has valve body enclosures having channels on opposing surfaces thereof; a separate plate sandwiched between the valve body enclosures for defining oil passages on both sides of the separate plate; and an orifice provided at the separate plate. The oil passages on both sides of the separate plate, which are upstream and downstream side oil passages located on upstream and downstream sides of the separate plate, communicate with each other through the orifice. Depth h, in a part facing to the orifice, of the channel corresponding to the downstream side oil passage is set to be shallower than depth of the channel corresponding to the upstream side oil passage, and the depth h of the channel in the part facing to the orifice and a diameter d of the orifice are set so as to satisfy relationship of h?3d.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: JATCO LtdInventors: Masaru Shimada, Hideki Ishii, Masato Urushibata, Akio Nonomura, Kenji Matsumoto, Hideki Nakazawa
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Publication number: 20180100578Abstract: An oil pressure control device for a vehicle is configured such that, when switching from an oil pressure supply by means of a mechanical oil pump driven by a motor/generator to an oil pressure supply by means of an electric oil pump driven by a sub-motor, a supply ratio of oil supplied from the mechanical oil pump and a supply ratio of oil supplied from the electric oil pump, are adjusted based on an oil pressure difference between a first oil pressure and a second oil pressure, via first and second flapper valves. When the first oil pressure becomes less than or equal to a pump drive threshold, an increase in the second oil pressure is initiated, and the first oil pressure and the second oil pressure are made to match at a predetermined equilibrium oil pressure higher than a required line pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: JATCO LtdInventors: Yutaka SHIMIZU, Shusaku KATAKURA, Yusuke OTA, Youko YOSHIOKA, Yukiyoshi INUTA, Tomoyuki KOIKE
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Patent number: 9939063Abstract: A control device for a continuously variable transmission includes: a line pressure generating means configured to generate a line pressure; a pilot valve configured to supply a pilot pressure regulated so as not to exceed a first predetermined pressure when the line pressure exceeds the first predetermined pressure; a control means configured to control solenoid valves by the pilot pressure, and thereby to generate belt clamping forces; an oil vibration sensing means configured to sense an oil vibration; and a line pressure increase means configured to increase the line pressure to be greater than the first predetermined pressure when the oil vibration sensing means senses the oil vibration.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignees: JATCO LTD, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Tomoaki Honma, Yuta Suzuki, Itaru Shinohara, Hiroshi Sekiya, Hiromu Ogino
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Publication number: 20180094722Abstract: The present invention is configured such that: in a stopped state of an electric oil pump (M/O/P), control of the electric oil pump (M/O/P) is started such that, when a driver has the intention of demanding drive force, a discharge pressure takes on a target hydraulic pressure (PTh) determined in accordance with the demanded drive force from the driver; and a pressure regulation target value of a line pressure regulation valve (101) is set to a value that is higher than or equal to the target hydraulic pressure (PTh). Thus, it is possible to provide a vehicular hydraulic control device capable of suppressing hunting in line pressure (PL) when the line pressure (PL) is regulated so as to take on the target hydraulic pressure (PTh).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Applicant: JATCO LtdInventors: Shusaku KATAKURA, Yutaka SHIMIZU, Yusuke OTA, Keiichi NAKAO, Shintaro OHSHIO, Hirotaka SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20180080552Abstract: A hydraulic pressure controller includes belt sandwiching force increasing means. The belt sandwiching force increasing means increases a belt sandwiching force by a primary pulley and a secondary pulley on the basis of a braking force request from a driver, up to a predetermined value to prevent a belt from slipping due to a braking force. The belt sandwiching force increasing means increases the belt sandwiching force in a range of less than the predetermined value before the braking force request occurs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki IWASA, Hironori MIYAISHI, Tetsuya IZUMI
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Publication number: 20180080546Abstract: As a mode switching shift line when a sub-transmission mechanism is switched from a first-speed to a second-speed, a first mode switching shift line, which prioritizes a learning of a hydraulic pressure with which a Low brake starts to slip and a learning of a hydraulic pressure with which a High clutch starts to transmit a torque, or a second mode switching shift line, which is a shift line in a Low side with respect to the first mode switching shift line and prioritizes a fuel efficiency of an engine is selected, and the sub-transmission mechanism is switched from the first-speed to the second-speed on the basis of the selected mode switching shift line.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi KOGUCHI, Sho OKUTANI, Kenji HISHIDA, Makoto KOMATSU, Takuichiro INOUE, Jongkeun LIM, Hiroyasu TANAKA
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Publication number: 20180080553Abstract: The present invention is related to a vehicle including a motor-generator, a transmission, a shift hydraulic control unit, and a CVT control unit (CVTCU). When a downshift of the transmission is performed without an acceleration request from a driver, the CVTCU sets a pulley thrust at a secondary pulley on the basis of a first lower limit as a lower limit, which is a sum of a fundamental thrust and a first correction thrust. The CVTCU also sets a pulley thrust at a primary pulley on the basis of a second lower limit as a lower limit, which is a sum of the fundamental thrust and a second correction thrust.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki IWASA, Hironori MIYAISHI, Sungpil RYU, Tetsuya IZUMI
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Publication number: 20180079418Abstract: A vehicle control device for controlling a vehicle including an oil pump driven by a transmission of a rotation of the motor-generator; and a hydraulic pressure supply unit for supplying a hydraulic pressure to the continuously variable transmission. The hydraulic pressure is generated by regulating a pressure of an oil discharged from the oil pump. When a regenerative braking is performed by the motor-generator based on a deceleration request from a driver, the hydraulic pressure supply unit supplies a hydraulic pressure based on a first hydraulic pressure and a second hydraulic pressure to the continuously variable transmission. The first hydraulic pressure is a hydraulic pressure to transmit an input torque input to the continuously variable transmission during the regenerative braking. The second hydraulic pressure is a hydraulic pressure to shift the continuously variable transmission during the regenerative braking.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: JATCO LtdInventors: Hiroki IWASA, Hironori MIYAISHI, Tetsuya IZUMI
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Publication number: 20180080548Abstract: In a transmission control device for controlling a transmission, a controller determines failure of a specific section. The controller variably controls line command pressure and secondary command pressure, and in a case where the failure is determined, fixes the line command pressure to a line pressure set value and the secondary command pressure to a secondary pressure set value. In a case where the failure is determined, the controller further starts a change in the secondary command pressure after start of a change in the line command pressure, and controls the secondary command pressure in such a manner that the secondary command pressure takes a first predetermined time to have the secondary pressure set value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruka OZONO, Youji ITOU, Kosuke ABE
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Publication number: 20180080549Abstract: In a transmission control device, a controller determines failure of one of a rotation sensor and a rotation sensor. A hydraulic control circuit and the controller variably control line pressure, and in a case where the failure is determined, fix the line pressure to a predetermined value or more. The hydraulic control circuit and the controller variably control a speed ratio of a variator by a double pressure regulation method, and in a case where the failure is determined, variably control the speed ratio of the variator by a single pressure regulation method.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Haruka OZONO, Masahiro HAMANO
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Publication number: 20180080547Abstract: In a transmission control device for controlling a transmission, a controller determines failure of a SOL corresponding to a hydraulic primary-pressure actuator. The controller variably controls line command pressure, and in a case where the failure is determined, continuously changes a speed ratio of a variator by variably controlling the line command pressure. The controller variably controls primary command pressure, and in a case where the failure is determined, fixes the primary command pressure to a primary pressure set value. The controller variably controls secondary command pressure, and in a case where the failure is determined, fixes the secondary command pressure to a secondary pressure set value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro HAMANO, Youji ITOU, Kosuke ABE, Haruka OZONO
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Publication number: 20180080534Abstract: A torque cam device for an automatic transmission including: a drive cam member; and a driven cam member, each of the first drive cam surface and the first driven cam surface including an entire annular circumference equally divided into at least two sections each having a helical curved surface according to a cam angle, and connection portions formed between the equally divided helical curved surfaces, and at least one of the helical curved surfaces of the first drive cam surface and the first driven cam surface having a guide groove which is continuous in an entire circumference, and which is arranged to guide a movement of the ball.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: JATCO LtdInventors: Kazuhiko YOKOYAMA, Hideyuki FUKUI, Masato TANAKA, Tatsuo YOKOTE, Ichirou TSUCHIYA
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Publication number: 20180080550Abstract: When a switch condition where a shift of a continuously variable transmission is switched from a first shift that is any one of an upshift and a downshift to another second shift is satisfied, an integral term in the feedback control of the first shift is reduced to zero with a first predetermined gradient, an operation of an integral term in the feedback control of the second shift is started after the switch condition is satisfied and before the integral term in the feedback control of the first shift reaches zero, and the continuously variable transmission is shifted based on a sum of the integral term in the feedback control of the first shift and the integral term in the feedback control of the second shift.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki IWASA, Ryu SUNGPIL, Hironori MIYAISHI, Tetsuya IZUMI
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Patent number: 9920832Abstract: An instantaneous revolution speed Nm of an input shaft is calculated from an input period of a pulse signal from a revolution sensor, a revolution speed Nf is calculated by filter processing the instantaneous revolution speed Nm, a determination is made that a belt slip occurs when, during a stop of a vehicle, a state in which the revolution speed Nf is equal to or higher than a slip determination speed NSL is continued for a time equal to or longer than slip determination time TSL, and an immediately prior revolution speed Nf is held until a time of a pulse signal no input exceeds a road wheel lock corresponding time TWL which is longer than a slip determination time TSL.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: JATCO LTDInventor: Kouichi Hatajima
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Publication number: 20180073632Abstract: A control device for an automatic transmission includes: a first engagement control section configured to bring the lockup clutch to a full engagement state after a rotation of the internal combustion engine is increased in a slip engagement state while a torque transmission capacity of the lockup clutch is increased, and a second engagement control section configured to add a predetermined capacity to the increased torque transmission capacity when the torque judging section judges an increase of the output torque of the internal combustion engine in a state where a sensed rotation speed difference in the slip engagement state of the engagement state of the first engagement control is increased to be equal to or greater than a first predetermined value, and then decreased to be equal to or smaller than a second predetermined value smaller than the first predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kohei KAMIYA, Tomoaki HONMA, Akito SUZUKI, Yasuhiro ENDO
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Publication number: 20180073629Abstract: An automatic transmission includes a mechanical oil pump, an electric oil pump, and a controller. The controller calculates a flow rate of oil necessary for the automatic transmission during the vehicle travels, and drives the electric oil pump when the calculated flow rate of the oil necessary for the automatic transmission is higher than a margin flow rate of the mechanical oil pump generated in a state where a hydraulic pressure necessary for the automatic transmission is ensured.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Hideharu YAMAMOTO
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Publication number: 20180073609Abstract: Forward nine speed stages are achieved by four planetary gear units and six frictional elements and established by combination of synchronously fastening three of the six frictional elements. To an automatic transmission having the above-mentioned units and elements, there are added a first connecting member (M1) that connects a first ring gear (R1) of the first planetary gear unit (PG1) to a second carrier (C2) of the second planetary gear unit (PG2) and, a fourth brake (B4) that is able to fix the first connecting member (M1) to a transmission case (TC). By combination of simultaneously fastening three of the seven frictional elements with fastening of the fourth brake, at least one new speed stage is established so that the automatic transmission establishes forward speed stages that are equal to or more than forward ten speed stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: JATCO LtdInventors: Jun YOSHINO, Kan YAGI
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Publication number: 20180072308Abstract: It controls, when EV mode is selected, belt clamping pressure on the basis of discharged oil from a main oil pump (14) which is driven by a motor generator (4). This control device for a FF hybrid vehicle is provided with a motor controller (83) that performs control such that when a vehicle is stopped in EV mode and a creep cut condition which does not require creep torque from the motor generator (4) is met, a first motor idling rotation speed Nma1 is set as a motor rotation speed. When the vehicle is stopped in EV mode and a standby learning controlling means completes learning of a zero-point oil pressure command value, the motor controller (83) reduces the rotation speed of the motor generator (4) to a second motor idling rotation speed Nma2 which is lower than the first motor idling rotation speed Nma1.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicants: JATCO Ltd, NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Hironori MIYAISHI, Tomoyuki MIZUOCHI, Kenichi WATANABE, Masumi FUJIKAWA, Kouichi KOTSUJI, Shingo SUZUKI, Akito SUZUKI, Tetsuya IZUMI, Keisuke IWADO, Takanobu MOURI, Taiichi ONOYAMA, Seishi SHIMAMURA, Akihiro TOYOFUKU, Ryuichi ARAI, Kakuzou KANEKO, Ryuzo NOGUCHI, Satoshi HARUI
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Publication number: 20180073634Abstract: Control device for continuously variable transmission (4) with auxiliary transmission having variator (20); hydraulic pressure control circuit (11) having primary pressure solenoid (11b); and transmission ratio controller (12) controlling the transmission ratio of variator (20) by feedback control. The transmission ratio controller (12) has a high limiter control unit (FIG. 5) that, when receiving a high transmission ratio limiting request, performs a high limiter control that limits the transmission ratio to a High limit line. The transmission ratio controller (12) also has a primary pressure lower limit regulation control unit (FIG. 4) that, when operation of the high limiter control is started during a time period when the transmission ratio is present at a High transmission ratio side with respect to the high limit transmission ratio, regulates a decrease of a primary command pressure to the primary pressure solenoid up to a High limiter-operated final target primary lower limit pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2015Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: JATCO LtdInventors: Tomoyuki SUWABE, Shin TSUKAMOTO, Youhei ISHIKAWA