Patent ID: 8435159
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hydraulic circuit device which supplies hydraulic pressure to a plurality of frictional engagement elements in an automatic transmission which, being mounted on a vehicle, can change a speed by switching a combination of an engagement and disengagement of the plurality of frictional engagement elements, comprising: a pump which generates the hydraulic pressure; a first pressure adjustment mechanism which generates a line pressure by adjusting the hydraulic pressure from the pump; a shift valve which inputs the line pressure and outputs it as a travel pressure when a shift operation to a travel position is done, and blocks off the output of the line pressure as the travel pressure when a shift operation to a non-travel position is done; a second pressure adjustment mechanism which inputs, adjusts, and outputs the line pressure or travel pressure; a first switching valve, connected to a first oil passage, a second oil passage, an oil passage on the second pressure adjustment mechanism side, and oil passages on the side of hydraulic servos of the plurality of frictional engagement elements, which switches between a first condition in which the second pressure adjustment mechanism side oil passage and hydraulic servo side oil passages are caused to communicate and, as well as the communication between the first oil passage and the oil passage on the side of the hydraulic servo of a frictional engagement element, among the plurality of frictional engagement elements, which forms a first speed, being blocked off, the communication between the second oil passage and the oil passage on the side of the hydraulic servo of a frictional engagement element, among the plurality of frictional engagement elements, which forms a second speed, is blocked off, and a second condition in which the communication between the second pressure adjustment mechanism side oil passage and hydraulic servo side oil passages is blocked off and, as well as the first oil passage and the oil passage on the side of the hydraulic servo of the frictional engagement element which forms the first speed being caused to communicate, the second oil passage and the oil passage on the side of the hydraulic servo of the frictional engagement element which forms the second speed are caused to communicate; a second switching valve, connected to the first oil passage, the second oil passage, and an oil passage on the shift valve side, which can switch between a first condition in which, as well as the shift valve side oil passage and the first oil passage being caused to communicate, the communication between the shift valve side oil passage and the second oil passage is blocked off, and a second condition in which, as well as the communication between the shift valve side oil passage and the first oil passage being blocked off, the shift valve side oil passage and the second oil passage are caused to communicate, which has a first condition maintaining port for inputting a signal pressure for maintaining the first condition, a first connecting port for inputting the travel pressure and outputting it to the first condition maintaining port, and a second connecting port for inputting the line pressure and outputting it to the first condition maintaining port, and which opens the first and second connecting ports when in the first condition, and closes the first and second connecting ports when in the second condition; a main body in which, as well as the oil passages being formed, a third oil passage connecting the first condition maintaining port and first connecting port of the second switching valve, and a fourth oil passage connecting the first condition maintaining port and second connecting port, are formed; and an oil passage closing member which selectively carries out a closing of the third oil passage and a closing of the fourth oil passage.