JP2906289B2 - Creep control device for automatic transmission for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a device for reducing and controlling creep of an automatic transmission for a vehicle.

[Prior art]

An automatic transmission for a vehicle generally includes a hydraulic torque converter that receives rotational power from an engine, and a gear transmission that receives rotational power from the hydraulic torque converter. Is switched in accordance with a predetermined shift pattern in accordance with the stepping amount of the vehicle. As is well known, a shift range such as a drive range, a neutral range, a parking range, etc. is set in the manual shift range of the automatic transmission.
When the manual shift range is set to the drive range, so-called creep occurs in which the vehicle moves forward little by little. This is because when the drive range is set, the gear transmission is set to the first speed state and the engine is rotating at the idle speed, so that a small amount of torque is transmitted to the wheel side via the torque converter. That's why. This creep phenomenon can be eliminated by setting the manual shift range to the neutral range.However, especially when the vehicle starts and stops frequently during driving, the foot shift is maintained while the manual shift range is maintained in the drive range. Braking often suppresses this creep phenomenon. In view of such a point, conventionally, when the shift range is set to the forward travel range, the accelerator pedal is released, the foot brake is depressed, and the vehicle speed is detected to be substantially zero, the gear transmission is used. Has been proposed in which a forward clutch (a clutch engaged when executing forward running) is slid to automatically form a neutral state to prevent creep. Further, when executing this control, if the forward clutch is completely released, the time lag at the time of starting becomes large. Therefore, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-278650, the output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter (turbine rotation speed) is disclosed. ) Difference between Nt and input shaft rotation speed (pump rotation speed) Ni (Nt-Ni) or
By comparing these ratios (Nt / Ni) with the target value, the forward clutch is maintained in a so-called half-clutch state where the vehicle does not move forward, so that prevention of creep and prevention of deterioration in responsiveness of starting are compatible. Techniques are disclosed. In addition, if the generation of creep is prevented by setting the forward clutch to a half-clutch state in this way, if this occurs for an excessively long time, the durability of the forward clutch is concerned. Discloses a technique in which the creep control is stopped when the duration of the creep control exceeds a predetermined value.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, if the creep control is suddenly stopped with the elapse of the predetermined time in this way, the creep torque sharply increases, and the driver must step on the foot brake more strongly to maintain the stopped state. . The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and prevents a problem in which execution of creep control is suddenly stopped when the driver does not intend to do so, and reduces the durability of the forward clutch. It is an object of the present invention to provide a creep control device for an automatic transmission for a vehicle, which can surely guarantee the creep.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

As shown in FIG. 1, when the shift range is set to the forward travel range, the accelerator pedal is released, the foot brake is depressed, and the vehicle speed is detected to be substantially zero, Forming a neutral state by sliding a forward clutch to prevent creep in a creep control device of an automatic transmission for a vehicle, wherein at least an input / output shaft rotation speed of a torque converter is detected;
Means for determining the transmission torque of the forward clutch from the input / output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter and the transmission capacity coefficient of the torque converter at the input / output shaft rotation speed; and the transmission torque of the forward clutch and the output shaft of the torque converter. Means for setting the target output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter so that the product of the rotation speed and the rotation speed are constant; and slipping of the forward clutch so that the output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter becomes the target output shaft rotation speed. The above object has been achieved by providing means for controlling the amount by feedback.

[Action]

In the present invention, the target output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter is set so that the value obtained by multiplying the transmission torque of the forward clutch by the output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter, that is, the transmission energy rate of the torque converter becomes constant. The slip amount of the forward clutch is feedback-controlled so that the output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter becomes the target output shaft rotation speed. The transmission torque of the forward clutch matches the creep torque and further matches the transmission torque of the torque converter. Therefore, by controlling the value obtained by multiplying the transmission torque of the torque converter by the rotation speed of the output shaft of the torque converter to be constant, the transmission energy rate of the forward clutch can be kept constant. Thereby, even if the creep control is executed for a long time, the durability of the forward clutch will not be impaired. Further, the creep control is suddenly stopped, and the creep torque does not suddenly increase. It should be noted that the transmission torque of the torque converter can be determined by calculating the transmission capacity coefficient at that time from the input / output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter, if known. Since the input shaft rotation speed of the torque converter matches the engine rotation speed, and since the engine rotation speed is already provided for other controls, the detection system is eventually used in this control for the output shaft rotation of the torque converter. Only speed is needed.

【Example】

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows an overall outline of an automatic transmission for a vehicle to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. This automatic transmission includes a torque converter section 20, an overdrive mechanism section 40, and an underdrive mechanism section 60 having three forward stages and one reverse stage. The torque converter section 20 includes a pump 21 and a turbine 2
2, a well-known motor having a stator 23 and a lock-up clutch 24, and transmits the output of the crankshaft 10 of the engine 1 to the overdrive mechanism 40. The lock-up clutch 24 is engaged when conditions are satisfied, and connects the pump 21 and the turbine 22. As a result, the fuel consumption effect is improved. The overdrive mechanism includes a set of planetary gear units including a sun gear 43, a ring gear 44, a planetary pinion 42, and a carrier 41. The rotational state of the planetary gear unit is controlled by a clutch C0, a brake B0, and a one-way clutch F0. Controlling. The underdrive mechanism 60 includes a common sun gear 6
1, two sets of planetary gear units consisting of ring gears 62 and 63, planetary pinions 64 and 65, and carriers 66 and 67 are provided, and the rotational state of these two sets of planetary gear units and the connection state with the overdrive mechanism are clutched. C1, C2, brake B1
B3 and the one-way clutches F1 and F2. Since the specific configuration of the transmission portion of this automatic transmission is well known per se, only the skeleton is shown in FIG. 2 and detailed description is omitted. This automatic transmission includes the transmission unit as described above and a computer 84. The throttle opening θ for reflecting the load of the engine 1 is stored in the computer 84.
Throttle sensor 80 with idle switch to detect
A vehicle speed sensor (rotation speed sensor of the output shaft 70) 82 for detecting the vehicle speed N0, a foot brake switch 90 for detecting that the foot brake is turned on, an engine rotation speed sensor 92 for detecting the engine rotation speed, an engine coolant temperature sensor
94, and C0 rotation speed sensor that detects the rotation speed of clutch C0
Signals for various controls such as 99 are input. The rotation speed of the clutch C0 is the same as the rotation speed of the output shaft of the turbine 22, that is, the torque converter section 20, from the first speed to the third speed. Therefore, when the creep control is executed, it can be sufficiently used as the output shaft rotation speed (turbine rotation speed) Nt of the torque converter unit 20. The computer 84 drives and controls a solenoid valve in the hydraulic control circuit 86 in accordance with a preset throttle opening-vehicle speed shift point map, and engages each combination of clutches, brakes and the like as shown in FIG. Go and execute the shift. In this automatic transmission, the clutch C1 corresponds to a forward clutch that is slipped during creep control. As is evident from FIG. 3, when the shift range is in the forward running range, the forward clutch C1 is in the engaged state, and the forward running is enabled. However, when the throttle opening θ is zero (or the idle contact is on), the brake pedal is depressed, and the vehicle speed is zero (including substantially zero), the engagement pressure of the clutch C1 is reduced. As a result, the automatic transmission is shifted to the neutral state. In this automatic transmission, the engagement of the brake B1 is simultaneously performed to prevent the vehicle from moving backward during the execution of the creep control, that is, to activate a so-called hill hold function. Next, a hydraulic control circuit for executing the creep control and the hill hold control will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. FIG. 5 schematically shows a main part of the hydraulic control circuit of FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 110 indicates a manual shift valve. The manual shift valve 110 has a hydraulic input port 114. The hydraulic pressure input port 114 is supplied with a line pressure PL sucked up by an oil pump 120 and regulated by a primary regulator valve 124 via an oil passage 126. This manual shift valve 110
It has a spool 112 driven by a manual shift lever (not shown). When the manual shift range is the D range, the hydraulic input port 114 is connected to the D range port 116.
Connect to When the manual shift range is the S range, the hydraulic pressure input port 114 is connected to the S range port 118. The D range port 116 is connected to the port 146 of the 2-3 shift valve 140 via the oil passages 300 and 302, and the S range port 11
8 is port 148 of 2-3 shift valve 140 by oil passage 304.
It is connected to the. The 2-3 shift valve 140 has a spool 142. When the hydraulic pressure is not supplied to the port 144, the spool 142 is in the raised position shown in the right half of the drawing and the port 146
To port 150 and port 148 to port 152. On the other hand, when hydraulic pressure is supplied to the port 144, the port 144 is in the lower position shown in the left half of the figure,
The communication between the port 146 and the port 150 is cut off, the communication between the port 148 and the port 152 is cut off, and the port 152 is connected to the drain port 154. The supply of the hydraulic pressure to the port 144 is performed by a solenoid valve (not shown) in a known manner, and the hydraulic pressure is supplied to the port 144 only when the third speed stage or the overdrive stage is achieved. Therefore, the spool 14
No. 2 is at the raised position when the first speed or the second speed is achieved, and is at the lowered position when the third speed or the overdrive speed is achieved. Port 150 is connected to B1 control valve 18 by oil passage 306.
It is connected to port 186 of 0. Port 152 is for oil passage 30
8, second coast modulator valve 160, oil passage 310
Through the port 172 of the check valve 170. The check valve 170 has another inlet port 174 and one outlet port 176 in addition to the inlet port 172, and when the oil pressure is supplied to the inlet port 172 by the action of the check ball 178, the inlet port 174 is closed. Close,
When hydraulic pressure is supplied to the inlet port 174, the inlet port 172 is closed. Inlet port 174
Is connected to a port 188 of the brake control valve 180 by an oil passage 312, and an outlet port 176 is connected to a port 136 of the 1-2 shift valve 130 by an oil passage 314. The 1-2 shift valve 130 has a spool 132. When hydraulic pressure is not supplied to the port 134, the spool 132 is in the raised position shown in the left half of the figure, and communicates with the ports 136 and 138. On the other hand, when hydraulic pressure is supplied to the port 134, the right half of the figure In the lowered position shown in FIG. 7, the ports 136 and 138 are shut off and the port 138 is connected to the drain port 139.
It is designed to communicate with The hydraulic pressure is supplied to the port 134 only when the first speed is achieved by the action of a solenoid valve (not shown).
When the third speed stage or the overdrive stage is achieved, the upper position is set, and when the first speed stage is achieved, the lower position is set. Port 138 is connected to brake B1 by oil passage 316. The B1 control valve 180 has a spool 182 and a plug 18
And 4. When the spool 182 is in the raised position shown in the right half of the figure, the ports 186 and 188 communicate with each other, and the ports 190 and 192 are shut off to connect the port 192 to the drain port 1.
Communicate with 98. On the other hand, when in the lowered position shown in the left half of the figure, port 186 is closed and port 188 is closed.
Is connected to the drain port 187, and the ports 190 and 192 are connected. The port 190 is connected to the D range port 116 of the manual shift lever 110 by the oil passages 314 and 300,
192 is connected to a port 208 of the C1 control valve 200 by an oil passage 316. The spool 182 is driven by hydraulic pressure applied to the ports 194 and 196, and when a signal hydraulic pressure Ps equal to or more than a predetermined value Psset is supplied to at least one of the ports 194 and 196, the left half position, that is, the hill hold control release position. To position. In addition, a predetermined value Psse is applied to both ports 194 and 196.
When the signal oil pressure Ps equal to or more than t is not supplied, the position is at the right half position, that is, the hill hold control position. The port 194 is connected to the oil passage 320 by an oil passage 318 so that the signal oil pressure Ps of the oil passage 320 is supplied. The port 196 is supplied with throttle oil pressure or servo oil pressure (engagement pressure) of the clutch C1 through an oil passage (not shown). The solenoid valve 240 generates a signal pressure Ps corresponding to the duty ratio D in the oil passage 320 according to the duty ratio D of the pulse signal applied to the electromagnetic coil. The solenoid valve 240 is constituted by a so-called normally closed solenoid valve, whereby the signal oil pressure Ps in the oil passage 320 decreases as the duty ratio D applied to the electromagnetic coil increases. The oil passage 320 is connected to the oil passage 126 through a throttle 280, an oil passage 322, a modulator valve 250, and an oil passage 324 so as to be supplied with the original oil pressure, whereby the oil passage 322 is maintained at a predetermined constant pressure by the modulator valve 250. The regulated modulated hydraulic pressure Pm is supplied. Oil line 320 is connected to B1 control valve 180 by oil line 318.
Oil port 326 and throttle 28
It is connected to the port 210 of the C1 control valve 200 via 2. The C1 control valve 200 has a spool 202 and two plugs 204 and 206. The spool 202 has an oil passage 328,
The hydraulic pressure at the outlet port 214 is regulated by controlling the degree of communication of the port 212 connected to the oil passage 300 by the line 314 and supplied with the line pressure PL to the drain port 216. The pressure adjustment value increases in accordance with the urging force applied to the spool 202 by the compression coil spring 218 and the pressing force applied directly to the spool 202 by the plugs 204 and 206. Exit port 214 is throttle 284,
The oil passage 330 is connected to the clutch C1. The oil passage 328 and the oil passage 330 are connected by an oil passage 314 and a check valve 260. This check valve 260
Is configured to allow only the oil flow from the oil passage 330 to the oil passage 328, that is, the oil drain flow. When the manual shift range is set to the D range and the first speed is established, the spool 132 of the 1-2 shift valve 130 is at the lowered position, and the spool 142 of the 2-3 shift valve 140 is at the raised position. is there. While the creep control and the hill hold control have not been started yet and the OFF signal is given to the solenoid valve 240, the oil passage 3
20 signal oil pressure Ps is output oil pressure Pm of modulator valve 250
Is set to the same oil pressure as port 194 of B1 control valve 180 and port 2 of C1 control valve 200.
Supplied with 10. Therefore, at this time, the spool 180 of the B1 control valve 180 is located at the left position, that is, the hill hold control start position, whereby the port 186 is closed and the port 188 is connected to the drain port 187. Also, when the port 190 communicates with the port 192, the line pressure PL from the oil passages 300 and 314 enters the port 208 of the C1 control valve 200 via the oil passage 316, whereby the C1 control valve 200 is given to the port 210. Signal pressure
Due to the action of the line pressure Pl supplied to the port 208 in addition to Ps, the position is at the left position, that is, the normal mode position. As a result, the drain port 216 is completely closed, and the line pressure PL applied to the port 212 is not reduced.
Introduced into C1. Therefore, at this time, the clutch C1 is completely engaged, and the first speed is achieved. Also, since port 186 of B1 control valve 180 is closed, port 18
8 is drain connected, and the port 136 of the 1-2 shift valve 130 is also closed and the port 138 is drain connected, so that no hydraulic pressure is supplied to the brake B1 and the brake B1
Maintain the released state. When the manual shift range is set to the D range, the throttle opening of the engine 1 is returned to the idle opening position (idle contact ON), the foot brake 90 is depressed, and the vehicle speed is close to zero. When the value is equal to or less than the value, a pulse signal is given to the solenoid valve 240 to perform creep control and hill hold control,
The duty ratio D is increased over time. As the duty ratio D increases, the oil passage 32
The signal oil pressure Ps of 0 gradually decreases with the passage of time, and when the signal oil pressure Ps decreases to a predetermined threshold value Psset, the spool 182 of the B1 control valve 180 is switched to the right position in the figure, and the communication port of the port 188 is connected. Switches from the drain port 187 to the port 186. Further, the communication port of the port 192 is switched from the port 190 to the drain port 198. Accordingly, since the line pressure PL is not supplied to the port 208, the pressure adjustment value of the C1 control valve 200, that is, the clutch C
The engagement pressure of 1 is set by the signal oil pressure Ps applied to the port 210, and the drain port 216 is opened as the signal oil pressure Ps decreases. As a result, the engagement pressure supplied from the port 214 to the clutch C1 decreases, and
C1 becomes slippery. Thus, the automatic transmission is in the same state as in the neutral state, and the occurrence of creep is prevented at the same time as the idle vibration is reduced. That is, creep control is performed. On the other hand, at this time, since the ports 186 and 188 of the B1 control valve 180 communicate with each other as described above,
When the spool 142 of the three-shift valve 140 is in the raised position,
In the case of the switching device that achieves the first speed or the second speed, the line pressure PL of the D range port 116 of the manual shift valve 110 is changed to the port 1 of the oil passages 300, 302 and 2-3 shift valve 140.
Ports 1 of 46 and 150 oil passages 306, B1 control valve 180
It reaches the port 136 of the 1-2 shift valve 130 via 86 and 188, the oil passage 312, the check valve 170, and the oil passage 314. Therefore, at this time, the spool 132 of the 1-2 shift valve 130
Port 13 is in the raised position, that is, in the position to achieve the second speed, the third speed, or the overdrive stage, the port 13
6 line pressure PL from port 138 via oil passage 316 brake B
1, the brake B1 is engaged, and the sun gear is fixed. Therefore, the rotation of each of the front sun gear and the rear sun gear is prevented, and the rotation of the output shaft is prevented from rotating in the backward direction of the vehicle by the action of the one-way clutch 92, so-called hill hold control is executed. However, in this embodiment, the signal oil pressure Ps is changed according to the control flow as shown below to determine the rotational speed (=
Feedback control is performed so that the turbine rotation speed Nt) becomes the target value (around Ps set), and the slip amount of the clutch C1 is finely adjusted. FIG. 6 shows this control flow. First, in step 202, various data for executing the creep control is read. Here, a signal indicating a shift range, an idle switch signal, a foot brake signal, a vehicle speed signal, an engine speed signal, an engine coolant temperature signal, and a turbine speed signal (speed signal of clutch C0) are input. In step 204, it is determined whether or not the creep control condition is satisfied based on these signals. In this embodiment, the shift range is the forward running range, the foot brake signal is turned on, the idle contact signal is turned on, the vehicle speed is detected as substantially zero (stop), the engine speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined value, It is determined that the creep control condition is satisfied when the engine coolant temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined value and the oil temperature of the automatic transmission is equal to or higher than the predetermined value. Here, the condition (1) corresponds to a condition that substantially satisfies the creep control, and the condition (2) corresponds to a condition detected for confirmation from the viewpoint of fail-safe. In step 208, the engine rotation speed (= the rotation speed of the pump 21 of the torque converter, that is, the torque converter 20
The target turbine rotation speed (the rotation speed of the clutch C0, that is, the output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter 20) Nt with respect to the input shaft rotation speed ne is set by interpolation from the relationship shown in FIG.
The setting method will be described later in detail. In step 210, a difference ΔNt between the target turbine rotation speed Nt and the actual turbine rotation speed nt is determined. Steps
At 212, a magnitude comparison between the absolute value of ΔNt and the constant A is performed,
When the absolute value of ΔNt is larger than the constant A, a duty ratio corresponding to D + C × t is output to the linear solenoid 240 in step 222 as a creep control start mode. Here, D is an initial duty ratio, C is a constant, and t is time. As a result, the duty ratio of the linear solenoid 240 gradually increases, and eventually (forward) by the hydraulic circuit described above.
Clutch C1 starts to slip. On the other hand, when the absolute value of ΔNt is smaller than the constant A, the process proceeds to step 214 as the mode during the execution of the creep control, where the linear solenoid is used to execute the feedback control including the integral term, the proportional term, and the constant term for ΔNt. The duty ratio to be output to 240 is calculated and output to the linear solenoid. In step 216, during the start mode of the creep control,
It is determined whether or not the turbine rotation speed nt is approaching the target turbine rotation speed Nt to some extent. The symbol E in the figure is set by a constant or a map. As a result, if it is determined that the vehicle has approached to some extent, the process proceeds to step 218 to apply the hill hold brake B1, energizes the solenoid for engaging the brake B1, and enters the hill hold control. On the other hand, when the creep control condition is not satisfied in step 204, the process proceeds to step 220, where the energization of the linear solenoid 240 is stopped, and at the same time, the energization of the B1 solenoid is also stopped. As a result, the first gear of the normal drive range is formed. Next, the setting of the target turbine rotation speed Nt in step 208 will be described in detail. FIG. 7A shows a target set value of an idle rotation speed in a general engine. In a vehicle having an automatic transmission, in order to prevent a stall or rotation fluctuation of an engine when a shift change (shift from a neutral range or a parking range to another range) or an air conditioner switch is turned on. In addition, the target value of the idling rotation speed is changed depending on the shift range, the ON / OFF of the air conditioner switch, and the like. For example,
When the air conditioner is on, in which the engine load increases, the target idle speed is set higher. In this case, for example, in the conventional Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 59-17051, the creep control is stopped when the idle rotation speed is set to a high value such as when the air conditioner is turned on. Even when the air conditioner changes from off to on or from on to off during control, the creep control is not stopped. This is because the transmission energy rate of the clutch C1 does not change, so that there is no particular problem even if the execution is continued for a long time. FIG. 7 (B) shows the relationship between the engine rotation speed ne and the target turbine rotation speed Nt. The creep torque (the transmission torque of the clutch C1) is the same as the transmission torque of the torque converter in the first to third speeds. The transmission torque T of the torque converter is expressed by the following equation. T = C × ne ² (1) where C is the transmission capacity coefficient of the torque converter, and the speed ratio e of the torque converter e =
It changes with Nt / ne. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7 (B), the transmission torque T2 when the air conditioner is ON is multiplied by the transmission torque T1 when the air conditioner is OFF and the turbine torque Nt1.
If the turbine rotation speed Nt2 is set so that the value obtained by multiplying the rotation speed by the turbine rotation speed Nt2 becomes the same value A, the transmission energy rate of the forward clutch is always constant regardless of disturbance such as turning on and off the air conditioner. Can be realized. In FIG. 7 (B), the target turbine speed Nt is determined based on each target value. However, the target turbine speed Nt is changed in real time based on each measured value.
May be set. If the idle speed is more finely divided by turning the air conditioner on or off, or by the size of the electric load, or the shift position, the target turbine speed Nt for the set idle speed is set in exactly the same way. become. When the idle speed of the engine changes, the creep torque generated accordingly changes slightly because the transmission energy rate of the clutch C1 is kept constant. However, in this case, if the creep torque is set to a value such that the vehicle does not start moving even if the creep torque increases, no particular problem occurs.

【The invention's effect】

As described above, according to the present invention, the transmission energy rate of the forward clutch can always be controlled to be constant even if the idle rotation speed fluctuates due to a disturbance such as turning on and off the air conditioner. By setting the energy rate to a value in consideration of the durability of the forward clutch, even if the creep control is executed for a long time, it is not necessary to stop the creep control halfway. As a result, it is possible to prevent a problem that the creep torque suddenly increases during the stop.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the gist of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a skeleton diagram showing a transmission portion of an automatic transmission for a vehicle to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state of engagement and disengagement of the frictional engagement device in a gear, FIG. 4 is a hydraulic control circuit diagram showing a part of the hydraulic control device of the automatic transmission, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a control flow executed by the automatic transmission, and FIG. 7 (A) is a diagram showing a target value of an idle rotation speed. (B) is a diagram showing various related numerical values when setting the target turbine rotational speed. C1… Clutch (forward clutch), B1… Brake (brake to be engaged during hill hold control), 20 …… Torque converter part, 110 …… Manual valve, 180 …… B1 control valve, 200 …… C1 control valve , 230 ... solenoid relay valve, 240 ... solenoid valve, ne ... engine speed (pump speed), nt ... turbine speed (clutch C0 speed), Nt ... target turbine speed, T ... ... Transmission torque (creep torque) of the torque converter.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] The shift range is set to a forward drive range, an accelerator pedal is released, a foot brake is depressed,
In addition, when the vehicle speed is detected to be substantially zero, the forward clutch is slid to form a neutral state, and a creep control device for an automatic transmission for a vehicle for preventing creep is provided. Means for detecting a speed; means for determining the input / output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter; and transmission torque of the forward clutch from the transmission capacity coefficient of the torque converter at the input / output shaft rotation speed; and transmission torque of the forward clutch. Means for setting a target output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter so that the product of the output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter and the output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter is constant; and setting the output shaft rotation speed of the torque converter to be the target output shaft rotation speed. Means for feedback controlling the slip amount of the forward clutch. Creep control apparatus for a vehicular automatic transmission, characterized in that.