CN102470872A - 用于操控自动换档变速器的方法 - Google Patents

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CN102470872A
CN102470872A CN2010800351972A CN201080035197A CN102470872A CN 102470872 A CN102470872 A CN 102470872A CN 2010800351972 A CN2010800351972 A CN 2010800351972A CN 201080035197 A CN201080035197 A CN 201080035197A CN 102470872 A CN102470872 A CN 102470872A
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Abstract

本发明涉及一种用于操控车辆、尤其是商用车的自动换档变速器的方法,提出:在该方法中,通过控制电子装置的行驶开关来调整用于行驶车辆的不同行驶模式和用于机动操纵车辆的机动操纵模式,其中,在激活的机动操纵模式的情况下手动地输入车辆质量。

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用于操控自动换档变速器的方法
技术领域
本发明涉及一种根据在权利要求1的前序部分中详细限定的类型的、用于操控自动换档变速器的方法。
背景技术
例如由文献DE 101 05 749 A1公知一种用于在具有自动换挡的换档变速器的商用车中进行简化的机动操纵(Rangieren)的方法。在车辆的激活的机动操纵辅助装置的情况下,依赖于行驶踏板的位置和车辆的负载状态,通过车辆的车载电脑的信号同时地并且彼此协调地操作离合器和行车摩擦制动器。
发明内容
本发明的任务在于,提供一种开头所描述的类属的方法,利用该方法来进一步优化车辆的机动操纵行为(Rangierverhalten)。
根据本发明,该任务通过权利要求1的特征来解决。其他有利的设计方案尤其由从属权利要求和附图得知。
因此,根据本发明,提出一种用于操控车辆、尤其是商用车的自动换档变速器的方法,在该方法中,通过控制电子装置的行驶开关(Fahrschalter)或类似物能够调整用于运动车辆的不同行驶模式和至少一种用于机动操纵车辆的机动操纵模式(Rangiermodus),其中,在激活的机动操纵模式的情况下,手动地输入车辆质量。
以这种方式,利用根据本发明的操控方法可以明显地改善例如在缓慢地机动操纵斜坡上或者在斜面上的重载的商用车时的经改善的机动操纵行为,而不必改变控制电子装置。为此,能够以公知的方式通过行驶开关或者类似物首先激活或者选择机动操纵模式,从而这时将变速器例如从自动模式或者手动的行驶模式调整至机动操纵模式。然后,在该机动操纵模式中,例如通过行驶开关由驾驶员手动地选择车辆的当前重量数据(Gewichtsangabe)。因此,能够依赖于所输入的车辆质量以减少的参数机动操纵或者开动车辆。因此,可以实现特别细腻地运动车辆。
根据本发明的优选改进方案,可以设置:将激活的机动操纵模式例如在显示器中显示给驾驶员。额外可以实现的是,除了机动操纵模式,还将例如所输入的重量数据同样在显示器中显示。
在本发明的有利实施方案的范围内,可以设置:在激活的机动操纵模式的情况下,监测车辆速度、离合器温度或类似参数。可以在机动操纵模式期间观察其他参数。当例如车辆速度超过预先确定的临界值并因此不能再被评判为机动操纵速度时,或者当离合器温度升高超过预先确定的临界值时,可以例如设置:自动地解除机动操纵模式,以便避免危险的行驶状况并且也防止例如对离合器造成损坏。可以优选通过自动解除机动操纵模式例如可视地在显示器中或者以声响的方式警告驾驶员。
为了进一步改善机动操纵模式的根据本发明的操控策略,可以设置:在操作行驶踏板的情况下在机动操纵模式的范围内激活防换挡装置(Schaltverhinderung),以便于是以减少的开动转速和减少的离合器力矩来执行开动。
在根据本发明的方法中,还可以设置:机动操纵模式由驾驶员手动地例如通过行驶开关来解除。
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下面结合附图对本发明进行详细阐述。其中:
图1示出根据本发明的用于操控自动换档变速器的方法的可行实施方案的流程图;以及
图2示出在根据本发明的方法的范围内从所述机动操纵模式中手动退出的流程图。
具体实施方式
在附图中示出方法的可行实施例,该实施例在控制优选商用车的自动换档变速器时使用,以便调整不同的行驶模式。该自动变速器通常由电子机械的离合器控制装置和同样是电子机械的变速器控制装置组成,它们可以通过还经由车辆网络系统与车辆马达的控制电子装置连接的控制电子装置来操控。不同的行驶模式可以通过与控制电子装置连接的行驶开关来选择。例如,此外可以选择自动模式、手动行驶模式和机动操纵模式。
如尤其由根据图1的流程图所示的那样,在未激活机动操纵模式的情况下,驾驶员可以通过行驶开关来选择机动操纵模式。所选择的机动操纵模式在显示器中显示给驾驶员。现在,在所述方法的范围内检查:车辆速度VFahrz是否相应于机动操纵速度,并且离合器温度TKupp是否处于预先给定的临界值GW以下。当这些条件中的一个不满足时,就解除该机动操纵模式。当存在前面提及的条件时,根据本发明,驾驶员可以通过行驶开关,例如通过所谓的触控“+”按键和触控“-”按键来输入当前车辆质量。所输入的车辆重量同样在显示器中显示给驾驶员。
然后,由根据本发明的方法检查:是否操作了行驶踏板。如果未出现这种情况,那么所述方法返回至检查行驶速度VFahrz和离合器温度TKupp的方法步骤。但是,如果操作了行驶踏板,那么可以在机动操纵模式的范围内激活防换挡装置,从而界定档位量(Gangmenge)。接着,以减少的参数执行所述开动。在此,马达开动转速和离合器力矩适配于负荷状态(Laststellung)和所输入的车辆重量。
通常,既减少马达开动转速又减少离合器力矩,以便实现更细腻的机动操纵。在机动操纵期间,驾驶员可以随时通过行驶开关改变重量输入值。这在流程图中通过如下方式来示出,即,所述方法返回至检查车辆速度VFahrz和离合器温度TKupp的方法步骤。
在图2中示出用于在根据本发明的方法的范围内从所选择的机动操纵模式中手动退出的流程图。在该情况下,在超出车辆速度VFahrz或者离合器温度TKupp的情况下不执行自动退出,而是驾驶员手动地通过行驶开关改变模式,以便解除机动操纵模式。
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VFahrz    车辆速度
TKupp     离合器温度
GW        临界值

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1.用于操控车辆、尤其是商用车的自动换档变速器的方法,在所述方法中,通过控制电子装置的行驶开关来调整用于行驶所述车辆的不同行驶模式和用于机动操纵所述车辆的机动操纵模式,其特征在于,在激活的机动操纵模式的情况下,手动地输入车辆质量。
2.根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,依赖于所输入的车辆质量以减少的参数执行所述车辆的开动。
3.根据权利要求1或2所述的方法,其特征在于,将当前的车辆质量通过所述行驶开关来输入。
4.根据前述权利要求之一所述的方法,其特征在于,将所述激活的机动操纵模式显示在显示器中。
5.根据前述权利要求之一所述的方法,其特征在于,监测车辆速度(VFahrz)和/或离合器温度(TKupp)。
6.根据权利要求5所述的方法,其特征在于,将所述机动操纵模式在车辆速度(VFahrz)和/或离合器温度(TKupp)高于各自预先确定的临界值(GW)的情况下自动解除。
7.根据前述权利要求之一所述的方法,其特征在于,在操作行驶踏板的情况下激活防换挡装置。
8.根据权利要求7所述的方法,其特征在于,在激活的防换挡装置的情况下,以减少的开动转速和减少的离合器力矩来执行开动。
9.根据前述权利要求之一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述机动操纵模式手动地由驾驶员通过所述行驶开关来解除。
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