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Title: Hydraulic control unit for automotive transmissions

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7035717

This patent describes a hydraulic control unit for use in an automotive transmission having a speed change gear and a clutch, the hydraulic control unit including a housing, a change gear operating mechanism means for hydraulically operating the speed change gear, and a clutch operating mechanism means for hydraulically operating the clutch. The change gear operating mechanism means and the clutch operating mechanism means are both incorporated in the housing. The improvement described here is wherein the change gear operating mechanism means comprises a first hydraulic actuator means for effecting gear shifting of the speed change gear and gear selection thereof, first solenoid valve means for controlling the first hydraulic actuator means, first and second position sensor means for sensing positions of the first hydraulic actuator means indicative of a selected gear position thereof, respectively. The clutch operating mechanism means comprises a second hydraulic actuator means for effecting engagement and disengagement of the clutch, second solenoid valve means for controlling the second hydraulic actuator means, and a third position sensor means for sensing a position of the second hydraulic actuator means indicative of engagement and disengagement of the clutch. The first and second hydraulic actuator means, the first and second solenoid valve means, and the first, second and third position sensor means are all incorporated in one body in the housing.

Assignee:
Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd., Tokyo
Patent Number(s):
US 4625840
OSTI ID:
7035717
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 13 Aug 1984
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English