Patent ID: 8640663

Claim:
An oil pressure control apparatus, comprising: a pump that ejects oil by being driven by rotation of an engine; a first flow passage that interconnects the pump and a first predetermined portion; a second flow passage that is branched from the first flow passage and that supplies oil to a second predetermined portion, which is different from the first predetermined portion; and a flow passage area adjusting portion that is provided in the second flow passage, and that increases a flow passage area of the second flow passage when a pressure of oil in the second flow passage increases and reduces the flow passage area when the pressure of the oil decreases; wherein the flow passage area adjusting portion is configured including a spool that is formed such that a first pressure receiving face and a second pressure receiving face having an area smaller than that of the first pressure receiving face oppose each other with the second flow passage interposed therebetween, and that can move according to a pressure of oil in the second flow passage, and a biasing member that biases the spool in a direction from the first pressure receiving face to the second pressure receiving face.