An automatic transmission of the present invention is provided with: a plurality of rotating shafts; a plurality of gears; a plurality of synchronizing mechanisms including an output-side synchronizing mechanism; a lubricating oil storage part that stores a lubricating oil which is drawn upward by rotation of the gears; a shift position detection unit that detects which of a plurality of shift positions, including a neutral position, has been selected; and a control unit which, if the neutral position has been detected by the shift position detection unit, causes a synchronizing mechanism other than the output-side synchronizing mechanism to operate, and brings a clutch into a connected state after coupling a rotating shaft other than an output shaft and a gear other than an output-side gear.

An automatic transmission of the present invention is provided with: a plurality of rotating shafts; a plurality of gears; a plurality of synchronizing mechanisms including an output-side synchronizing mechanism; a lubricating oil storage part that stores a lubricating oil which is drawn upward by rotation of the gears; a shift position detection unit that detects which of a plurality of shift positions, including a neutral position, has been selected; and a control unit which, if the neutral position has been detected by the shift position detection unit, causes a synchronizing mechanism other than the output-side synchronizing mechanism to operate, and brings a clutch into a connected state after coupling a rotating shaft other than an output shaft and a gear other than an output-side gear.

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.

An engine lubrication system including: an oil pump configured to be driven by an engine; an oil jet mechanism configured to inject oil pressure-fed by the oil pump to a piston; and circuitry configured to set a target hydraulic pressure of the oil injected from the oil jet mechanism according to an operation state of the engine; determine a hydraulic pressure state of the oil injected from the oil jet mechanism; and change a gear stage of the automatic transmission to a lower gear stage in a case that a predetermined condition between the determined hydraulic pressure state and the target hydraulic pressure is satisfied.

A method for heating a transmission (3) with a torque converter (11), is disclosed. By the selective actuation of clutches (K1, K2, K3, KR, KV) various gears (R1, R2, R3, V1, V2, V3) can be engaged, so that the transmission (3) is blocked on the drive output side, whereby a turbine shaft (12) of the torque converter (11) is immobilized while a drive power is introduced into the transmission (3) by a drive element (2) Blocking the transmission is brought about by actuating the clutches (K1, K2, K3, KR, KV) in such manner that two gears (R1, R2, R3, V1, V2, V3) different from one another in the same driving direction are engaged at the same time.

An engine lubrication system including: an oil pump configured to be driven by an engine; an oil jet mechanism configured to inject oil pressure-fed by the oil pump to a piston; and circuitry configured to set a target hydraulic pressure of the oil injected from the oil jet mechanism according to an operation state of the engine; determine a hydraulic pressure state of the oil injected from the oil jet mechanism; and change a gear stage of the automatic transmission to a lower gear stage in a case that a predetermined condition between the determined hydraulic pressure state and the target hydraulic pressure is satisfied.

A system includes a powertrain system including a transmission, and a controller coupled to the powertrain system. The controller is structured to: receive operation data regarding operation of the powertrain system; determine the powertrain system is operating in a non-nominal state responsive to the operation data; adjust a shift schedule for the transmission based on the determined non-nominal state; and control the transmission based on the adjusted shift schedule.

Systems and methods for operating an engine and a transmission to reduce a catalyst light off time are disclosed. In one example, clutches of a transmission are operated to provide a desired load to the engine so that engine combustion stability may be improved while supplying heat to a catalyst so that the catalyst light off time may be reduced.

A method for determining and controlling engine speeds of a work vehicle during gear shifts may include controlling an operation of an engine and/or a transmission of a work vehicle so as to maintain the work vehicle operating at a requested speed, and determining a measured gear ratio for the transmission as a gear shift is occurring from a first gear ratio to a second gear ratio. The method may also include calculating a desired engine speed during the gear shift as a function of the requested speed and either the measured gear ratio or the second gear ratio. In addition, when the measured gear ratio differs from the first gear ratio by a predetermined threshold amount, the method may include controlling the engine speed based on the desired engine speed for a remainder of the gear shift from the first gear ratio to the second gear ratio.

In a control apparatus for an automatic transmission, in a drive train, a driving source and the automatic transmission having a plurality of gear-shift stages including the gear-shift stages at each of which a one way clutch is engaged during a drive are equipped, a gear-shift line correction by such coast correction lines as to provide such gear-shift line shapes projecting toward a lower vehicle speed side in a small accelerator opening area is added to up-shift lines of the gear-shift stages at each of which the one way clutch participates from among the gear-shift lines after the correction by vehicle speed correction lines.