Patent ID: 8083640
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A control apparatus for a belt-driven continuously variable transmission comprising: a brake operation determining unit that determines whether a brake of a vehicle is being operated; a vehicle speed determining unit that determines whether a speed of the vehicle is less than or equal to a predetermined reference speed; a clamping pressure control unit that controls a clamping pressure applied to a transmission belt of the vehicle, wherein the clamping pressure control unit increases the clamping pressure if the brake operation determining unit determines that the brakes are being operated and the vehicle speed is less than or equal to the predetermined reference speed; and a clamping-pressure increase prohibition unit that prohibits increasing the clamping pressure applied to the transmission belt if a first condition that the vehicle speed falls to or below the predetermined reference speed when the brake operation determining unit determines that the brake is being operated is met.