# US 8,539,850 B2 · Power transmission device and vehicle having the same

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- Number: US 8,539,850 B2
- Document ID: US8539850B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/121,264
- Filed: 2009-12-16
- Published: 2011-07-21
- Granted: 2013-09-24
- Earliest claimed: 2008-12-25
- Assignees: Aisin Aw Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Tetsuya Shimizu; Kazuhiko Kato; Kenichi Tsuchida; Kazunori Ishikawa
- Inventors: Tetsuya Shimizu; Kazuhiko Kato; Kenichi Tsuchida; Kazunori Ishikawa
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8539850B2

## CPC

- F16H 61/0031: {using auxiliary pumps, e.g. pump driven by a different power source than the engine}
- F16H 57/0439: {using multiple pumps with different power sources or a single pump with different power sources, e.g. one and the same pump may selectively be driven by either the engine or an electric motor}
- F16H 57/0442: {for supply in case of failure, i.e. auxiliary supply}
- F16H 61/0251: {Elements specially adapted for electric control units, e.g. valves for converting electrical signals to fluid signals}
- F16H 2061/0253: {Details of electro hydraulic valves, e.g. lands, ports, spools or springs}
- Y10T 74/20024: Fluid actuator
- F16H: GEARING
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A manual valve is formed with a drain input port that closes if a shift is made to the D position, and opens for draining if a shift is made to the N position. A switching valve communicates an output port of a pressure regulating valve portion and an oil passage of a clutch and closes a drain port during engine operation when a line pressure is applied, and cuts off communication between the output port of the pressure regulating valve portion and the oil passage of the clutch and communicates the oil passage with the drain port during an engine automatic stop when the line pressure is not applied. The drain input port and the drain port are connected by a drain oil passage.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A power transmission device installed in a vehicle, comprising:
a friction engagement element that transmits power from a motor to an axle;
a mechanical pump that is driven by power from the motor and generates fluid pressure;
a switching valve that is connected to a supply path connected to a fluid pressure servo of the friction engagement element, and switches between opening and closing the supply path;
a shift valve that outputs fluid pressure generated by the mechanical pump to the supply path when a shift is made to a driving position, and drains operation fluid in the fluid pressure servo when a shift is made to a neutral position when the switching valve is in a state that closes the supply path; and
an electric pump that is driven by electric power, and generates and supplies fluid pressure to the fluid pressure servo when the switching valve closes the supply path.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein
the shift valve comprises:
an input port;
a plurality of output ports including a driving position output port; and
a drain input port that is connected to a drain passage connected to the fluid pressure servo and is input with the operation fluid from the drain passage, wherein
when a shift is made to the driving position, fluid pressure generated by the mechanical pump is input from the input port and output from the driving position output port and the drain input port is closed, and
when a shift is made to the neutral position, communication between the input port and the driving position output port is cut off and the drain input port is opened to drain the operation fluid.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The power transmission device according to claim 2, wherein
the switching valve switches between a first connection state, wherein when fluid pressure is input from the mechanical pump, the supply path is opened to connect the fluid pressure servo and the driving position output port, and a second connection state wherein, when fluid pressure is not input from the mechanical pump, the supply path is closed to cut off the connection between the fluid pressure servo and the driving position output port.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The power transmission device according to claim 2, wherein
the drain passage is connected to the fluid pressure servo through the switching valve, and
the switching valve comprises:
a signal pressure port that is connected to a flow passage from the mechanical pump;
an input port that is connected to a flow passage from the driving position output port;
an output port that is connected to a flow passage from the fluid pressure servo; and
a drain port that is connected to the drain passage, wherein
the switching valve communicates the input port of the switching valve with the output port and closes the drain port when fluid pressure acts on the signal pressure port, and closes the input port of the switching valve and communicates the output port with the drain port when fluid pressure does not act on the signal pressure port.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The power transmission device according to claim 2, wherein
the electric pump is an electromagnetic pump, and
the electric pump comprises:
a pressure regulating valve that is input with and regulates fluid pressure from the driving position output port and supplies the fluid pressure to the fluid pressure servo through the switching valve, wherein
the pressure regulating valve and the electromagnetic pump are integrated in a solenoid valve, and
the solenoid valve comprises:
a hollow sleeve that has a first port group that includes an input port, an output port, and a drain port, and a second port group that includes an intake port and a discharge port;
a spool that is a shaft accommodated in the sleeve, and opens and closes the respective ports by sliding in the axial direction;
a spring that biases the spool in the axial direction;
a solenoid portion that generates thrust acting on the spool in a direction that opposes the spring;
a pressure regulating chamber formed between the sleeve and the spool so as to function as the pressure regulating valve that, by adjusting the thrust generated by the solenoid portion, regulates a pressure of operation fluid input through the input port by discharge from the drain port, and outputs the operation fluid from the output port; and
a pump chamber that is defined as a space between the sleeve and the spool and is separated from the pressure regulating chamber so as to function as the electromagnetic pump that, by repeated generation and cancellation of the thrust from the solenoid portion, intakes operation fluid through the intake port and discharges operation fluid from the discharge port.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The power transmission device according to claim 1, wherein
the motor is an internal combustion engine that automatically stops and automatically starts.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A vehicle comprising:
a motor; and
the power transmission device according to claim 1.