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Quickshifter-equipped vehicle control unit and quickshifter-equipped motorcycle
11529943 · 2022-12-20 · ·

A quickshifter-equipped vehicle control unit includes an engine speed calculator configured to calculate an engine speed and a shift controller configured to operate in a quick shift mode and in a normal shift mode. The quick shift mode is a mode in which upon detection of the shift operation, the shift controller adjusts an output of an engine while keeping a main clutch in an engaged state, and the normal shift mode is a mode in which upon detection of the shift operation, the shift controller controls a clutch actuator to bring the main clutch into a disengaged state. The shift controller selects the quick shift mode when the engine speed is higher than a predetermined rotational speed threshold, and selects the normal shift mode when the engine speed is lower than the rotational speed threshold.

TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL METHOD FOR LUBRICATING OIL PRESSURE CONTROL VALVE

A transmission, includes a transmission mechanism configured to shift a rotary power input from a power source; an oil pump configured to discharge an oil to be supplied to the transmission mechanism; a lubricating oil pressure control valve configured to adjust a pressure of the oil discharged from the oil pump and supply the oil to a lubrication target portion of the transmission mechanism; and a cooler configured to cool the oil to be supplied to the lubrication target portion of the transmission mechanism by outside air. The lubricating oil pressure control valve adjusts the pressure of the oil supplied to the lubrication target portion in a manner that the pressure of the oil supplied to the lubrication target portion increases as an outside air temperature decreases.

Electric pedelec bottom bracket drive

An electric pedelec bottom bracket drive includes a drive unit, a drive controller, and an ambient temperature detector. The drive unit includes a drive unit housing, a drive motor arranged therein, and a housing temperature sensor which measures a housing temperature. The drive controller supplies electrical drive energy to the drive motor and includes a housing temperature control module which is connected to the housing temperature sensor and which controls an electrical drive energy to not exceed a housing limit temperature. The ambient temperature detector is arranged to detect an air temperature outside of the drive unit housing and is connected to the housing temperature control module. The housing temperature control module limits a maximum electrical drive energy as a function of the air temperature when the housing temperature measured by the housing temperature sensor is above a control intervention limit temperature which is below the housing limit temperature.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TRANSMISSION OF VEHICLE
20230184328 · 2023-06-15 · ·

A method of controlling a transmission of a vehicle, includes determining, by a controller, whether a shift prohibition condition for preventing overheating of the transmission of the vehicle in a terrain mode, which is a rough road driving mode of the vehicle, is satisfied; determining, by the controller, whether a shift operation of the transmission corresponding to a busy shift phenomenon of the transmission is detected when the shift prohibition condition is satisfied; and prohibiting, by the controller, shifting of the transmission when the shift operation of the transmission corresponding to the busy shift phenomenon of the transmission is detected.

ELECTRIC PEDELEC BOTTOM BRACKET DRIVE

An electric pedelec bottom bracket drive includes a drive unit, a drive controller, and an ambient temperature detector. The drive unit includes a drive unit housing, a drive motor arranged therein, and a housing temperature sensor which measures a housing temperature. The drive controller supplies electrical drive energy to the drive motor and includes a housing temperature control module which is connected to the housing temperature sensor and which controls an electrical drive energy to not exceed a housing limit temperature. The ambient temperature detector is arranged to detect an air temperature outside of the drive unit housing and is connected to the housing temperature control module. The housing temperature control module limits a maximum electrical drive energy as a function of the air temperature when the housing temperature measured by the housing temperature sensor is above a control intervention limit temperature which is below the housing limit temperature.

Method and device for controlling transmission of vehicle
11746896 · 2023-09-05 · ·

A method of controlling a transmission of a vehicle, includes determining, by a controller, whether a shift prohibition condition for preventing overheating of the transmission of the vehicle in a terrain mode, which is a rough road driving mode of the vehicle, is satisfied; determining, by the controller, whether a shift operation of the transmission corresponding to a busy shift phenomenon of the transmission is detected when the shift prohibition condition is satisfied; and prohibiting, by the controller, shifting of the transmission when the shift operation of the transmission corresponding to the busy shift phenomenon of the transmission is detected.

Work Machine Having a Hydro-Mechanical Drive Unit
20230138883 · 2023-05-04 ·

A mobile work machine has a drive unit for driving at least one drive element and/or a working element. The drive unit is hydromechanical drive unit with at least one internal combustion engine and hydraulic energy transmission unit with at least one hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor. In normal operation, the motor shaft of the internal combustion engine rotates at a normal speed (n_0). Conversely, in a limit temperature operation in which a sensed actual operating temperature of the internal combustion engine or another part of the drive unit is higher than or equal to a target limit temperature (T_limit), an electrical control unit and/or electronic control unit controls the internal combustion engine in such a way that the motor shaft of the internal combustion engine rotates at a first speed (n_target) that is higher than the normal speed (n_0) of the motor shaft in normal operation.

Systems and methods for bypass of hydraulic charge circuits
11384834 · 2022-07-12 · ·

A control system for a hydrostatic drive system can include a hydraulic charge pump circuit having a hydraulic load and a tank. The hydraulic charge pump can be in fluid communication with the hydraulic charge pump circuit. A bypass line can extend to the tank from a junction between the hydraulic charge pump and the hydraulic load. A charge bypass valve can be disposed to control flow through the bypass line. The control system can include a control device configured to determine one or more operational parameters for the power machine and control the charge bypass valve to allow flow through the bypass line, from the hydraulic charge pump to the tank, based on the determined operational parameters during a starting operation.

Transition control for low torque upshifts of an automatic transmission

According to one embodiment, a vehicle includes a transmission, a brake pedal, and a controller. The controller is programmed to, in response to an upshift of the transmission, a driver-demanded torque being zero, and the brake pedal being released, command a first pressure, that is greater than zero, to an oncoming shift element associated with the upshift such that the oncoming shift element has a torque capacity of zero, in response to the brake pedal being applied during the upshift of the transmission, command a second, larger pressure to the oncoming shift element to increase the torque capacity to a non-zero value, and, in response to expiration of a threshold time from the brake pedal being applied, command a series of sequentially ramping pressures to the oncoming shift element to further increase the torque capacity and lock the oncoming shift element.

Transition control for low torque upshifts of an automatic transmission

According to one embodiment, a vehicle includes a transmission, a brake pedal, and a controller. The controller is programmed to, in response to an upshift of the transmission, a driver-demanded torque being zero, and the brake pedal being released, command a first pressure, that is greater than zero, to an oncoming shift element associated with the upshift such that the oncoming shift element has a torque capacity of zero, in response to the brake pedal being applied during the upshift of the transmission, command a second, larger pressure to the oncoming shift element to increase the torque capacity to a non-zero value, and, in response to expiration of a threshold time from the brake pedal being applied, command a series of sequentially ramping pressures to the oncoming shift element to further increase the torque capacity and lock the oncoming shift element.