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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6569054 | Parallel hybrid vehicle A parallel hybrid vehicle can achieve regeneration efficiency in a regenerating operation by employing an electromagnetic two-way clutch which is superior in engaging and disengaging, can shorten a length in axial direction and can provide great freedom i... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6554741 | Shift control device for automatic transmission In a shift control device for an automatic transmission capable of switching from a normal automatic shift control to a drive-downshift forcible termination control when a time rate of change in transmission input speed is reduced to below a threshold val... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6520882 | Shift control system for automatic transmission An automatic transmission controller carries out (a) changing a control for engaging the engaging-side frictional element between in a first condition in which a speed of progression in the shift is managed mainly in accordance with a volume of the hydrau... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6517459 | System and method of determining completion of piston stroke in automatic transmission An automatic transmission includes a low reverse brake and a reverse clutch that are engaged at different timings to determine a selected gear position, the reverse clutch being engaged immediately before the low reverse brake to be engaged last. It is de... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6513609 | Transmission unit for hybrid vehicle A unit housing of a transmission unit for a hybrid vehicle is constituted by a first housing (42), a second housing (42), and a third housing (49). The first housing is provided with a first partitioning wall (46) and a third partitioning wall (70). The s... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6514165 | Shift control system and method for automatic transmissions In an automatic transmission, transient control of the working oil pressures for friction elements whose state is to be switched is normally carried out in accordance with a degree of shift development determined based on at least a vehicle speed. When th... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6508348 | Transmission unit for hybrid vehicle A transmission unit for a hybrid vehicle has a single-shaft structure wherein the input from an electromagnetic clutch to a motor and a CVT is effected through a single input shaft. The input shaft is supported by first and second bearing members on both ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6508736 | Shift control apparatus for automatic transmission In a replacement gear shift effected by engagement of a first friction engagement element by increasing a first fluid pressure and instead by disengagement of a second friction engagement element by decreasing a second fluid pressure, a shift control appa... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6488137 | Input clutch lubrication control apparatus for an automatic transmission An input clutch lubrication control apparatus for an automatic transmission, including an oil pump, a sleeve, an input shaft rotatably supported by the sleeve, an electromagnetic input clutch drivingly coupled with the input shaft upon being applied, firs... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478132 | Output shaft of automatic transmission An output shaft of an automatic transmission is constituted by a first output shaft outputting a driving force from a gear train of an automatic transmission and a second output shaft connected to the first output shaft so as to be movable in an axial dir... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474444 | Taper roller bearing lubricating structure A lubricating structure for an automatic transmission includes a dam defining an oil reservoir for storing a lubricating oil and lubricating a taper roller bearing. The oil reservoir is located in an annualr space between a non-rotational hollow cylindric... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6474428 | Electric torque converter mounted on parallel hybrid vehicle An electric torque converter mounted on a parallel hybrid vehicle employing a parallel hybrid system, using both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor for propulsion, includes an electric motor generator, and a composition-and-distribution m... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6441506 | Parallel hybrid vehicle employing parallel hybrid system, using both internal combustion engine and electric motor generator for propulsion In a parallel hybrid vehicle employing a parallel hybrid system, using both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor generator for propulsion, a desired motor/generator torque is map-retrieved based on both the engine speed and throttle opening... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6440040 | Vehicular automatic transmission equipped with failure detecting apparatus In a vehicular automatic transmission of an engaging pressure electronically controlled type, a failures detecting apparatus is installed to detect an occurrence of failure of a hydraulic switching device such as a hydraulic switching valve and includes: ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6432019 | Hydraulic circuit for toroidal continuous variable transmission A forward clutch choke (251) having an internal long narrow path is provided in an oil path which feeds a clutch pressure (PFWD/C) to an oil chamber (604) of a forward clutch mechanism (6). The choke restricts a flow of the hydraulic oil into t... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6427551 | Transmission for vehicle A transmission for a vehicle has a pair of input shafts and an output shaft parallel to the input shafts. A plurality of drive gears is installed on the input shafts, and a plurality of driven gears are installed on the output shaft and meshed with the dr... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6409624 | Hydraulic control system of automotive automatic transmission An automatic transmission has a low clutch that assumes its engaged condition at a plurality of lower gear positions of D-range and a high clutch that assumes its engaged condition at a plurality of higher gear positions of D-range, A hydraulic control sy... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6397968 | Transmission unit for hybrid vehicle A transmission unit for a hybrid vehicle includes a housing formed with a water jacket for cooling a stator of a motor. The water jacket includes a hollow annular passage having a water inlet and a water outlet. The water jacket has at least one uneven or... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6374977 | Drum supporting structure for automotive transmission A drum supporting structure in an automatic transmission has a drum support immovably installed in the transmission case. The drum support includes a cylindrical hollow shaft portion on which the drum is rotatably disposed and a circular wall portion whic... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6361472 | Controller for an automatic transmission In gear-shift control performed during normal travelling, a drive frequency of each solenoid valve is set to a higher one to suppress fluctuations or changes of a quantity or speed of a flow of a hydraulic oil concerned when the solenoid current is turned... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357289 | Automatic transmission control system having fail-safe function An automatic transmission control system having a fail-safe function includes an automatic transmission control unit which prestores a normal state of ON-OFF settings of engaging elements and actually detects an actual state of ON-OFF positions (engagemen... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6350214 | Hydraulic control device of automatic transmission During a shifting operation that a first engaging element is changed from an engaged state to a disengaged state, a fail-safe valve is used to forcibly drain a first engaging-element pressure from the first engaging element by using a second engaging-elem... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6332855 | Controller for an automatic transmission A sealless accumulator 14, which intervenes between a solenoid valve 4 and a spool valve 5 for absorbing vibrations of a hydraulic oil concerned, is disposed in an upper half of a valve body above an oil path 18 formed in the upper half of the valve body ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6208498 | Driving method and driving apparatus of a solenoid and solenoid driving control apparatus A solenoid supply current value is predicted from a detected battery voltage, an operational fluid temperature, and the like, and a chopper ON time during chopping drive is reduced, and relatively, a chopper OFF time is increased by using, for example, a ... | 03/27/2001 |
