192 clutches and power-stop control – Vortex-flow drive and clutch – Including drive-lockup clutch
Patent
1987-01-20
1988-07-19
Braun, Leslie A.
192 clutches and power-stop control
Vortex-flow drive and clutch
Including drive-lockup clutch
192 331, 192103F, F16D 700, F16D 4702
Patent
active
047578866
ABSTRACT:
A continuously variable belt-driven transmission includes a hydraulic torque converter, a variable diameter displaceable input pulley, a variable diameter displaceable output pulley, forward and reverse planetary gearing, a differential mechanism and half shafts driven from the differential mechanism. A slipping lockup clutch is hydraulically actuated to connect and disconnect selectively the impeller and turbine of the torque converter. The radial position of the drive belt that engages the input and output pulleys is determined by selectively pressurizing and venting a cylinder to move displaceable sheaves of a pulley. Hydraulically actuated clutches are selectively engageable to produce forward drive or reverse drive from the output pulley to the differential mechanism. Various sensors produce electric signals as input to a microprocessor indicate the position of the engine throttle, the magnitude of engine speed, primary pulley speed, secondary pulley speed, converter lockup clutch pressure, belt load pressure, line pressure and the position of a PRNDL gear selector. A valve body hydraulically actuates, in accordance with the output produced by the computer, the forward clutch, the reverse clutch, the torque converter lockup clutch and the displaceable sheaves of the input pulley and output pulley. An electronic feedback system controls the slip, engagement and disengagement of the torque converter lockup clutch.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4457411 (1984-07-01), Hiramatsu
patent: 4577737 (1986-03-01), Niikura et al.
patent: 4582185 (1986-04-01), Grimes et al.
patent: 4660697 (1987-04-01), Yoneda et al.
Brown Larry T.
Kraska Marvin P.
Braun Leslie A.
Ford Motor Company
Harrington Donald J.
McKenzie Frank G.
Testardi David A.
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