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US 2009/0082156 A1Published application
Transmission apparatus
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorTakashi Senoo
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Abstract
A transmission apparatus includes a wet rotary clutch configured to transmit power from an input to an output when in an engaged position, a clutch lubricator to supply a lubricating oil to the wet rotary clutch, a synchromesh configured to perform a meshing operation while the wet rotary clutch is in the disengaged position, and a controller configured to increase a revolution speed of the input of the wet rotary clutch before the synchromesh begins the meshing operation.
Claims20
A transmission apparatus, comprising:
- a wet rotary clutch configured to transmit power from an input to an output when in an engaged position;
- a clutch lubricator to supply a lubricating oil to the wet rotary clutch;
- a synchromesh configured to perform a meshing operation while the wet rotary clutch is in the disengaged position;
- and
- a controller configured to increase a revolution speed of the input of the wet rotary clutch before the synchromesh begins the meshing operation.
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A method to control a transmission, the method comprising:
- providing a wet rotary clutch comprising an input and an output;
- transmitting power from the input to the output of the wet rotary clutch when in an engaged position;
- supplying a lubricating oil to engage the wet rotary clutch;
- performing a meshing operation to gears of the transmission while the wet rotary clutch is in the disengaged position;
- and
- increasing a revolution speed to the input of the wet rotary clutch prior to performing the meshing operation.
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A transmission apparatus, comprising:
- a clutch means for transmitting power from an input to an output when in an engaged position;
- a lubricator means for supplying a lubricating oil to engage the clutch means;
- and
- a synchromesh means for performing a meshing operation while the clutch means is in the disengaged position;
- and
- a controller configured to increase a revolution speed of the input of the clutch means before the synchromesh means begins performing the meshing operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.