JP2014126030A - Coast stop vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coast stop vehicle excellent in fuel economy and suppressing slip during coast stop control.SOLUTION: A coast stop vehicle includes: power transmission means 30 provided between a driving source 1 and a driving wheel 7; driving source automatic stop means 12 for stopping the driving source 1 during vehicle running in a case where a value indicating an operational state of a vehicle is in a driving source stop permission region; slip determination means 12 for determining whether slip occurs or not in the power transmission means 30 while the driving source 1 is stopped by the driving source automatic stop means 12; and change means 12 for narrowing the driving source stop permission region in a case where slip determination is performed a plurality of times by the slip determination means 12.

Description

  The present invention relates to a coast stop vehicle.

  Conventionally, a vehicle is in a predetermined deceleration state during traveling of the vehicle, and when a predetermined condition is satisfied, fuel injection to the engine is automatically stopped and the engine rotational speed is set to zero (hereinafter referred to as coast stop). It is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

JP 2010-164143 A

  Since the engine is stopped while the coast stop control is being executed, a part of the rotation of the engine is transmitted to stop the oil pump that discharges oil. For this reason, for example, the hydraulic pressure of a power transmission unit such as a clutch is lowered, and slippage may occur in the power transmission unit.

  When coast stop control is being executed, if a re-acceleration request is received from the driver and a predetermined condition is not satisfied, coast stop control is terminated and the engine is restarted. At this time, if slippage occurs in the power transmission unit, a fastening shock is generated by re-engagement of the power transmission unit. Therefore, it is desirable to fasten the power transmission unit while executing the coast stop control.

  Further, by setting the coast stop execution region as wide as possible under each predetermined condition, coast stop control is executed at a relatively early stage after the coast state is reached, and fuel efficiency can be improved.

  However, if the coast stop execution region is set too wide, a hydraulic pressure lower than the set hydraulic pressure is supplied to the power transmission unit due to variations in parts and sensor detection values, and the hydraulic pressure supplied to the power transmission unit is reduced. When the coast stop control is executed, slipping may occur in the power transmission unit.

  It is possible to set the coast stop execution region to be narrow so that slip does not occur in the power transmission unit, but in this case, it is not possible to improve fuel efficiency.

  The present invention has been invented to solve such problems, and aims to improve the fuel efficiency by making the coast stop execution area as wide as possible and to suppress the occurrence of slipping in the power transmission section. .

  The coast stop vehicle according to an aspect of the present invention is running when the power transmission means provided between the drive source and the drive wheel and the value indicating the driving state of the vehicle are within the drive source stop permission region. Drive source automatic stop means for stopping the drive source at the same time, slip determination means for determining whether or not slip is generated in the power transmission means while the drive source is stopped by the drive source automatic stop means, and slip detection by the slip determination means And changing means for narrowing the drive source stop permission area when the determination is made a plurality of times.

  According to this aspect, if the slip determination is performed a plurality of times while the drive source is stopped while the vehicle is running, the stop of the drive source is suppressed more than the currently set drive source automatic stop means. By changing the drive source automatic stop condition, it is possible to improve fuel efficiency and suppress slippage in the power transmission means.

It is a schematic block diagram of the coast stop vehicle of 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram of the controller of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the coast stop control of 1st Embodiment. It is a map which shows the relationship between the amount of slips, and the amount of reduction of coast stop start vehicle speed. It is a map which shows the relationship between the rotational speed of a turbine shaft, and the reaction force which a turbine shaft receives. It is a time chart at the time of performing coast stop control of a 1st embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the coast stop control of 2nd Embodiment. It is a map which shows the relationship between slippage and the fall amount of an oil temperature range. It is a map which shows the relationship between oil temperature and dischargeable pressure of an electric oil pump. It is a time chart at the time of performing coast stop control of a 2nd embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining the coast stop control of 3rd Embodiment. It is a map which shows the relationship between the slippage amount and the change amount of a gear ratio. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the amount of slips, predetermined frequency | count, and the frequency | count of slip.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the “transmission ratio” of a transmission mechanism is a value obtained by dividing the input rotational speed of the transmission mechanism by the output rotational speed of the transmission mechanism. The “lowest speed ratio” is the maximum speed ratio at which the speed ratio of the speed change mechanism is used when the vehicle starts. “Highest speed ratio” is the minimum speed ratio of the speed change mechanism.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a coast stop vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention. This vehicle includes an engine 1 as a drive source, and the output rotation of the engine 1 includes a torque converter 2 with a lockup clutch 2a, a first gear train 3, a continuously variable transmission (hereinafter simply referred to as “transmission 4”), It is transmitted to the drive wheel 7 via the second gear train 5 and the differential 6. The second gear train 5 is provided with a parking mechanism 8 that mechanically locks the output shaft of the transmission 4 at the time of parking.

  The transmission 4 includes a mechanical oil pump 10 m that receives rotation of the engine 1 and is driven by using a part of the power of the engine 1, and an electric oil pump 10 e that is driven by receiving power supply from the battery 13. Is provided. The electric oil pump 10e includes an oil pump main body, an electric motor and a motor driver that rotationally drive the oil pump main body, and can control the operation load to an arbitrary load or in multiple stages. Further, the transmission 4 is provided with a hydraulic control circuit 11 that regulates the hydraulic pressure (hereinafter referred to as “line pressure PL”) from the mechanical oil pump 10 m or the electric oil pump 10 e and supplies it to each part of the transmission 4. It has been.

  The transmission 4 includes a belt-type continuously variable transmission mechanism (hereinafter referred to as “variator 20”) and an auxiliary transmission mechanism 30 provided in series with the variator 20. “Provided in series” means that the variator 20 and the auxiliary transmission mechanism 30 are provided in series in the power transmission path from the engine 1 to the drive wheels 7. The auxiliary transmission mechanism 30 may be directly connected to the output shaft of the variator 20 as in this example, or may be connected via another transmission or power transmission mechanism (for example, a gear train). Alternatively, the auxiliary transmission mechanism 30 may be connected to the front stage (input shaft side) of the variator 20.

  The variator 20 includes a primary pulley 21, a secondary pulley 22, and a V belt 23 that is wound around the pulleys 21 and 22. The pulleys 21 and 22 are arranged with the fixed conical plates 21a and 22a and the sheave surfaces facing the fixed conical plates 21a and 22a, respectively, and form V grooves between the fixed conical plates 21a and 22a. Movable conical plates 21b and 22b, and hydraulic cylinders 23a and 23b provided on the rear surfaces of the movable conical plates 21b and 22b to displace the movable conical plates 21b and 22b in the axial direction are provided. When the hydraulic pressure supplied to the hydraulic cylinders 23a and 23b is adjusted, the width of the V groove changes, the contact radius between the V belt 23 and each pulley 21 and 22 changes, and the transmission ratio of the variator 20 changes steplessly. .

  It is desirable to increase the pressure receiving area of the hydraulic cylinder 23a of the primary pulley 21 so that the torque capacity is increased even when the hydraulic pressure supplied to the hydraulic cylinder 23a of the primary pulley 21 is small. The primary pulley 21 and the secondary pulley 22 are provided so that the pressure receiving area of the primary pulley 21 is larger than the pressure receiving area of the secondary pulley 22.

  The subtransmission mechanism 30 is a transmission mechanism having two forward speeds and one reverse speed. The sub-transmission mechanism 30 is connected to a Ravigneaux type planetary gear mechanism 31 in which two planetary gear carriers are connected, and a plurality of friction elements connected to a plurality of rotating elements constituting the Ravigneaux type planetary gear mechanism 31 to change their linkage state. Fastening elements (Low brake 32, High clutch 33, Rev brake 34) are provided. When the hydraulic pressure supplied to each of the frictional engagement elements 32 to 34 is adjusted and the engagement / release state of each of the frictional engagement elements 32 to 34 is changed, the gear position of the auxiliary transmission mechanism 30 is changed.

  For example, if the Low brake 32 is engaged and the High clutch 33 and the Rev brake 34 are released, the gear position of the subtransmission mechanism 30 is the first speed. If the high clutch 33 is engaged and the low brake 32 and the rev brake 34 are released, the speed stage of the subtransmission mechanism 30 becomes the second speed having a smaller speed ratio than the first speed. Further, if the Rev brake 34 is engaged and the Low brake 32 and the High clutch 33 are released, the shift speed of the subtransmission mechanism 30 is reverse.

  Each of the frictional engagement elements 32 to 34 is provided on the power transmission path at the front stage or the rear stage of the variator 20. When any of the frictional engagement elements 32 to 34 is fastened, the transmission of the transmission 4 is enabled. When the frictional engagement elements 32 to 34 are released, the power transmission of the transmission 4 is disabled.

  The hydraulic control circuit 11 includes a plurality of flow paths and a plurality of hydraulic control valves. The hydraulic control circuit 11 controls a plurality of hydraulic control valves on the basis of the shift control signal from the controller 12 to switch the hydraulic pressure supply path, and at the same time, obtains the necessary hydraulic pressure from the hydraulic pressure generated by the mechanical oil pump 10m or the electric oil pump 10e. It is prepared and supplied to each part of the transmission 4. As a result, the gear ratio of the variator 20 and the gear position of the subtransmission mechanism 30 are changed, and the transmission 4 is shifted.

  The controller 12 is a controller that controls the engine 1 and the transmission 4 in an integrated manner. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the input interface 123, the output interface 124, the input signal calculation unit 121, the clutch slip detection unit 122, and the like. The electric oil pump instruction calculation unit 126, the control unit 120, and a bus 125 that connects them to each other. The controller 12 is constituted by a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and the functions of the controller 12 are exhibited when the CPU reads a program stored in the ROM.

  The input interface 123 includes an output signal of an accelerator opening sensor 41 that detects an accelerator opening APO that is an operation amount of an accelerator pedal, an output signal of a rotation speed sensor 42 that detects an input rotation speed of the transmission 4, and a transmission 4 A rotation speed sensor 48 for detecting the output rotation speed of the vehicle, an output signal of the vehicle speed sensor 43 for detecting the vehicle speed VSP, an output signal of the line pressure sensor 44 for detecting the line pressure PL, and an output of the inhibitor switch 45 for detecting the position of the select lever. A signal, an output signal of the brake fluid pressure sensor 46 that detects the brake fluid pressure, an output signal of the G sensor 47 that detects acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle, an output signal of the oil temperature sensor 49, and the like are input.

  The input signal calculation unit 121 calculates the rotational speed on the drive wheel 7 side of the auxiliary transmission mechanism 30 from the output signal of the vehicle speed sensor 43 (hereinafter referred to as the first rotational speed), and the auxiliary transmission from the output signal of the rotational speed sensor 48. A rotation speed on the engine side of the mechanism 30 (hereinafter referred to as a second rotation speed) is calculated.

  The control unit 120 is connected to the input interface 123, the input signal calculation unit 121, and the like, and controls a vehicle including these. The control unit 120 performs various arithmetic processes on various signals input via the input interface 123 to generate a shift control signal and the like. The generated signal is output to the hydraulic control circuit 11 and the engine via the output interface 124. Output to 1.

  The control unit 120 performs coast stop control described below in order to suppress fuel consumption and improve fuel efficiency.

  Coast stop control is control which suppresses fuel consumption by stopping the engine 1 automatically while the vehicle is traveling in a low vehicle speed range. The fuel cut control executed when the accelerator is off is common in that the fuel supply to the engine 1 is stopped, but the power transmission path between the engine 1 and the drive wheels 7 is released by releasing the lock-up clutch 2a. It is different in that the rotation of the engine 1 is completely stopped.

  In executing the coast stop control, the control unit 120 first determines coast stop conditions a to f shown below, for example. In other words, these conditions are conditions for determining whether the driver intends to stop.

a: The foot is released from the accelerator pedal (accelerator opening APO = 0).
b: The brake pedal is depressed (brake fluid pressure is a predetermined value or more).
c: The vehicle speed is equal to or less than a predetermined coast stop start vehicle speed.
d: The lockup clutch 2a is released.
e: The oil temperature is within a predetermined oil temperature range.
f: The gear ratio of the variator 20 is within a predetermined gear ratio region.

  When all of these coast stop conditions are satisfied, the control unit 120 executes coast stop control.

  The predetermined gear ratio region of the coast stop condition f is a region between the first predetermined gear ratio and the second predetermined gear ratio that is larger (Low side) than the first predetermined gear ratio. The second predetermined gear ratio is, for example, the lowest. The first predetermined gear ratio is set so as not to impair the drivability of the vehicle when the coast stop control is terminated or stopped and then re-accelerated. As long as the gear ratio can be set to the lowest level during the coast stop control, the first predetermined gear ratio may be the highest level.

  When the coast stop control is executed, the electric oil pump 10e generates hydraulic pressure necessary for the high clutch 33, the variator 20, and the like in order to completely stop the rotation of the engine 1. The discharge pressure of the electric oil pump 10e is calculated by the electric oil pump instruction calculation unit 126, and a drive signal for the electric oil pump 10e is output based on the calculated discharge pressure. The electric oil pump 10e is controlled based on the drive signal.

  If the coast stop control is started at an early stage, the automatic stop time of the engine 1 becomes longer, and the fuel consumption can be improved. For example, when the coast stop start vehicle speed is high, the coast stop execution area (drive source stop permission area) related to the vehicle speed is wide, and coast stop control starts at a relatively early stage even when other coast stop conditions are the same. Thus, the automatic stop time of the engine 1 becomes longer, and the fuel consumption can be improved.

  However, even if the electric oil pump 10e discharges oil based on the drive signal, the actual discharge pressure may be lower than the set discharge pressure due to variations in the dischargeable pressure of the electric oil pump 10e. If the coast stop execution area is widened, in the coast stop vehicle having the electric oil pump 10e having a low dischargeable pressure, the hydraulic pressure is insufficient during the coast stop control, and the high clutch 33 may slip. Conventionally, a coast stop execution region for each coast stop condition is set in a range where no slip occurs in the high clutch 33. That is, the coast stop condition is set so that the high clutch 33 does not slip even if the dischargeable pressure of the electric oil pump 10e varies.

  In the present embodiment, in order to improve fuel efficiency, the coast stop execution area is set wider than the conventional coast stop execution area to improve fuel efficiency. Specifically, the initial value of the coast stop start vehicle speed is set higher than the conventional coast stop start vehicle speed to improve fuel efficiency.

  Then, when the state of the high clutch 33 is detected by the clutch slip detection unit 122 and slip occurs in the high clutch 33, the control unit 120 reduces the coast stop start vehicle speed from the next coast stop control to reduce the vehicle speed. As a result, the occurrence of slippage in the high clutch 33 is suppressed.

  In the present embodiment, the coast stop execution area is narrowed when the high clutch 33 slips a plurality of times. This is because, depending on the cause of slippage in the high clutch 33, slippage does not occur in the high clutch 33 every time during coast stop control.

  When the engine 1 automatically stops, the engine 1 rotates reversely when the engine speed becomes zero, and the shaft of the mechanical oil pump 10m also rotates reversely along with the reverse rotation. Is discharged, and the hydraulic pressure of the high clutch 33 decreases. When the reverse rotation amount of the mechanical oil pump 10m is small, the amount of decrease in the hydraulic pressure of the high clutch 33 is also small, and no slip occurs in the high clutch 33. However, when the reverse rotation amount of the mechanical oil pump 10m is large, the hydraulic pressure decrease amount of the high clutch 33 is large, and the high clutch 33 slips. The reverse rotation amount is not the same every time the engine 1 is automatically stopped, and varies. Therefore, even if slip occurs in the high clutch 33 during the current automatic stop of the engine 1, slip does not necessarily occur in the high clutch 33 during subsequent automatic stop of the engine 1.

  Further, when the engine 1 is automatically stopped and the mechanical oil pump 10m is stopped, the mechanical oil pump 10m may stop in a state where the suction port and the discharge port communicate with each other. In this case, oil flows from the discharge port to the suction port, the hydraulic pressure of the high clutch 33 decreases, and the high clutch 33 slips. Even if the hydraulic pressure is supplied by the electric oil pump 10e, the hydraulic pressure is reduced by the mechanical oil pump 10m, and the high clutch 33 slips. However, the frequency with which the mechanical oil pump 10m stops with the suction port and the discharge port communicating with each other is extremely low. Therefore, even if slip occurs in the high clutch 33 during the current automatic stop of the engine 1, slip does not necessarily occur in the high clutch 33 during subsequent automatic stop of the engine 1.

  Furthermore, when the timing at which the engine 1 automatically stops and the timing at which the vehicle gets over the road surface unevenness are the same, the hydraulic pressure of the high clutch 33 is insufficient with respect to the torque input from the drive wheels 7 to the high clutch 33. Slip occurs in the high clutch 33. However, it is unlikely that the two timings will be the same. Therefore, even if slip occurs in the high clutch 33 during the current automatic stop of the engine 1, slip does not necessarily occur in the high clutch 33 during subsequent automatic stop of the engine 1.

  As described above, even when the engine 1 is automatically stopped and coast stop control is executed, even if slip occurs in the high clutch 33, slip does not necessarily occur in the high clutch 33 during the subsequent coast stop control. For this reason, once the coast stop control is executed, the high clutch 33 slips once, and if the coast stop execution region is narrowed, the next coast stop control is likely not to cause the high clutch 33 to slip. The coast stop control is not executed. Therefore, although there is room for improving the fuel efficiency, the fuel efficiency cannot be improved.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the coast stop execution area is narrowed when slipping in the high clutch 33 occurs a plurality of times.

  Next, the coast stop control of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S100, the control unit 120 determines whether coast stop control is being executed. The process proceeds to step S101 when the coast stop control is being executed, and ends when the coast stop control is not being executed.

  In step S <b> 101, the control unit 120 detects the first rotation speed based on a signal from the vehicle speed sensor 43.

  In step S <b> 102, the control unit 120 detects the second rotation speed based on the signal from the rotation speed sensor 48.

  In step S <b> 103, the clutch slip detection unit 122 calculates the slip amount of the high clutch 33. Specifically, the clutch slip detection unit 122 determines the high clutch 33 based on the first rotation speed detected in step S101, the second rotation speed detected in step S103, the gear ratio in the second gear train 5 and the high clutch 33. The rotational speed difference at is calculated.

  In step S104, the clutch slip detection unit 122 determines whether slip has occurred in the high clutch 33 based on the slip amount of the high clutch 33 calculated in step S103. Specifically, the clutch slip detection unit 122 determines that the current rotational speed of the high clutch 33 is higher than the rotational speed difference of the high clutch 33 when the slip amount of the high clutch 33 is zero, that is, when no slip occurs. When the difference is large, it is determined that the high clutch 33 is slipping. The process proceeds to step S105 when slipping has occurred in the high clutch 33, and this control is terminated if slipping has not occurred in the high clutch 33.

  In step S105, the control unit 120 determines whether the slip amount of the high clutch 33 is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount. The predetermined amount is a preset value. When the slip amount is large and the high clutch 33 is re-engaged thereafter, the engagement shock at the time of re-engagement becomes large. In such a case, the durability of the high clutch 33 may be reduced. The predetermined amount is set in consideration of such points.

  In step S106, the control unit 120 changes a predetermined number of times, which will be described in detail later. Specifically, the control unit 120 reduces the predetermined number from the current predetermined number. For example, the control unit 120 subtracts 1 from the current predetermined number to reduce the predetermined number. When the slip amount is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount, the engagement shock when the High clutch 33 is re-engaged becomes large, and the durability of the High clutch 33 may be reduced. Therefore, in such a case, the predetermined number of times is reduced.

  In step S107, the control unit 120 counts up the current number of slips.

  In step S108, the control unit 120 determines whether the number of slips has reached a predetermined number. That is, the control unit 120 determines that the above-described slip has occurred a predetermined number of times. The predetermined number of times is changed when an initial value is set in advance and the slip amount is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount. The process proceeds to step S109 when the number of slips reaches a predetermined number, and this control ends when the number of slips is less than the predetermined number.

  The initial value of the predetermined number of times is a value of 2 or more, and is set based on the cause of slippage in the high clutch 33. For example, when the mechanical oil pump 10m is stopped, the mechanical oil pump 10m has a very low frequency of stopping in a state where it is in communication with the suction port and the discharge port. Is set. In addition, the timing at which the engine 1 automatically stops and the timing at which the vehicle gets over the unevenness of the road surface is low, but the torque input from the drive wheels 7 to the high clutch 33 is large, and the durability of the high clutch 33 is greatly increased. To drop. For this reason, the predetermined number of times that allow slipping is small, and the initial value of the predetermined number of times is set to 3 times, for example. Further, when the engine speed becomes zero, the frequency of reverse rotation of the engine 1 is high, but the influence on the durability of the high clutch 33 is small. Therefore, the predetermined number of initial values is set to 10 times, for example. In the present embodiment, the initial value of the predetermined number of times is set to the minimum number of times in consideration of the durability of the high clutch 33 among the predetermined number of initial values.

  In step S109, the control unit 120 calculates a decrease amount of the coast stop start vehicle speed using the map shown in FIG. 4 based on the slip amount of the high clutch 33.

  During the coast stop control, the lockup clutch 2a is released, the torque converter 2 is in the converter state, and the engine 1 is stopped. Although the rotation of the drive wheel 7 is transmitted to the turbine shaft of the torque converter 2, the turbine shaft receives a reaction force because the engine 1 is stopped. As shown in FIG. 5, the reaction force received by the turbine shaft increases as the rotational speed (vehicle speed) of the turbine shaft increases. FIG. 5 is a map showing the relationship between the rotational speed of the turbine shaft and the reaction force received by the turbine shaft. When the reaction force received by the turbine shaft increases, the hydraulic pressure required to fasten the high clutch 33 is increased so that the high clutch 33 does not slip. During the coast stop control, the hydraulic pressure necessary to engage the high clutch 33 is generated by the electric oil pump 10e, and when the rotational speed of the turbine shaft increases, the discharge pressure of the electric oil pump 10e needs to be increased. .

  However, when the dischargeable pressure of the electric oil pump 10e is low due to variations in parts or the like, there may be a case where hydraulic pressure that does not cause the high clutch 33 to generate slip cannot be supplied from the electric oil pump 10e to the high clutch 33.

  Therefore, when the slip occurs in the high clutch 33 a predetermined number of times, the control unit 120 calculates a decrease amount of the coast stop start vehicle speed based on the slip amount of the high clutch 33. The slip amount is the slip amount calculated in step S103. Note that the slip amount when the slip amount becomes larger than a predetermined amount may be stored, and the decrease amount of the coast stop start vehicle speed may be calculated based on the stored average value of the slip amount.

  In step S110, the control unit 120 newly sets a vehicle speed obtained by subtracting the decrease amount of the coast stop start vehicle speed calculated in step S109 from the currently set coast stop start vehicle speed as the coast stop start vehicle speed.

  As a result, the coast stop control from the next time is executed when the vehicle speed is equal to or less than the newly set coast stop start vehicle speed and other coast stop conditions are satisfied. That is, the coast stop execution area becomes narrower with respect to the vehicle speed from the next time. Therefore, at this time, the coast stop control is not performed at the vehicle speed at which the high clutch 33 slips, and the engine 1 is driven. Since the hydraulic pressure is generated by the mechanical oil pump 10m by driving the engine 1 and the high clutch 33 is fastened by this hydraulic pressure, the occurrence of slippage in the high clutch 33 is suppressed.

  In step S111, the control unit 120 resets the number of slips.

  In step S112, the control unit 120 ends the coast stop control.

  As described above, when slip occurs in the high clutch 33 for a predetermined number of times during the coast stop control, the coasting speed of the turbine shaft is reduced in the next coast stop control by reducing the coast stop start vehicle speed, and the high clutch. 33 slippage can be suppressed.

  The control unit 120 stores the newly set coast stop start vehicle speed until the ignition switch is turned off. As a result, coast stop control is not executed at the vehicle speed at which slip occurs in the high clutch 33, and slippage of the high clutch 33 can be suppressed.

  In addition, when the vehicle deceleration is larger than a predetermined deceleration indicating a rapid deceleration, the control unit 120 sets the new coast stop start vehicle speed even when a slip is detected by the high clutch 33 during the coast stop control. Do not set. If a new coast stop start vehicle speed is set so that slip does not occur when the vehicle is suddenly decelerated, the coast stop execution region is minimized, making it impossible to improve fuel efficiency. Therefore, when the vehicle deceleration is larger than the predetermined deceleration indicating rapid deceleration, a new coast stop start vehicle speed is not set. As a result, the fuel consumption can be improved without unnecessarily narrowing the coast stop execution area related to the vehicle speed.

  Next, a time chart when the coast stop control is executed will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 6, the engine rotational speed is indicated by a two-dot chain line, the turbine shaft rotational speed is indicated by a one-dot chain line, the first rotational speed is indicated by a solid line, the second rotational speed is indicated by a broken line, and the coast stop start vehicle speed is indicated by a dotted line. The discharge pressure of the mechanical oil pump 10m is indicated by a broken line.

  At time t0, coast stop control is started. Thereby, the engine 1 stops and the discharge pressure of the mechanical oil pump 10m decreases. Further, the electric oil pump 10e is driven, and the discharge pressure of the electric oil pump 10e is increased. The first rotation speed and the second rotation speed gradually decrease.

  When the rotational speed of the turbine shaft is relatively high, the reaction force that the turbine shaft receives at the torque converter 2 is large. Therefore, when the dischargeable pressure of the electric oil pump 10e varies and the discharge pressure is low, slip occurs in the high clutch 33 at time t1, and the number of slips becomes a predetermined number.

  When the high clutch 33 slips a predetermined number of times, the coast stop start vehicle speed is lowered at time t2 based on the slip amount of the high clutch 33, the number of slips is reset, and the coast stop control is terminated. The coast stop start vehicle speed before the change is indicated by a dotted line with a short interval for the explanation after time t1.

  Thereafter, the coast stop control is not started even when the driving state of the vehicle again becomes the coast state and the vehicle speed becomes the coast stop start vehicle speed at which the coast stop control was started at time t1 at time t3.

  When the vehicle speed becomes the changed coast stop start vehicle speed at time t4, coast stop control is started. Here, since the vehicle speed is sufficiently low, the reaction force received by the turbine shaft is small. Therefore, even if the dischargeable pressure of the electric oil pump 10e is low, the high clutch 33 can be fastened without slipping by the hydraulic pressure discharged from the electric oil pump 10e.

  The effect of 1st Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  If the coast stop execution area is set wider than the conventional coast stop execution area, and the slip occurs in the high clutch 33 a predetermined number of times during the coast stop control, the coast stop execution area is made narrower than the current coast stop execution area. Thereby, conventionally, coast stop control can be executed even in a coast stop execution region where coast stop control is not executed, and fuel efficiency can be improved (effect corresponding to claim 1).

  If there is a reacceleration request from the driver when the high clutch 33 is slipping during the coast stop control, the coast stop control is stopped and the engine 1 is restarted. When the engine 1 is restarted, high hydraulic pressure is supplied from the mechanical oil pump 10m, so that the High clutch 33 is completely engaged. At this time, a fastening shock corresponding to the slip amount is generated, and if the slip amount is large, the fastening shock is also increased. In addition, if the slip amount is large, the amount of heat generated in the high clutch 33 increases, the durability of the high clutch 33 decreases, and the high clutch 33 deteriorates.

  In this embodiment, when the slip amount exceeds a predetermined amount, by reducing the predetermined number of times, the coast stop execution area is widened to improve fuel efficiency, and the occurrence of slip with a large slip amount is suppressed. Further, it is possible to suppress an increase in engagement shock, suppress a decrease in durability of the high clutch 33, and suppress deterioration of the high clutch 33 (effect corresponding to claim 2).

  In the present embodiment, when slip occurs in the high clutch 33 a predetermined number of times during coast stop control, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of slip again in that region (condition). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the coast stop control from being executed under a condition in which slip occurs in the high clutch 33, and when the engine 1 is restarted during the coast stop control and the engine 1 is restarted, The occurrence of fastening shock can be suppressed. In addition, deterioration of the high clutch 33 due to slipping can be suppressed (effect corresponding to claim 1).

  If slip occurs in the high clutch 33 a predetermined number of times during coast stop control, the coast stop start vehicle speed is reduced. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the coast stop control from being started at the vehicle speed at which slip occurs in the high clutch 33, and it is possible to suppress occurrence of slip in the high clutch 33 (effect corresponding to claim 3). ).

  After the coast stop start vehicle speed is changed, if the slip occurs in the high clutch 33 a predetermined number of times, the changed coast stop start vehicle speed is further changed based on the slip amount of the high clutch 33. As a result, when slip occurs in the high clutch 33, the coast stop start vehicle speed is gradually decreased, the coast stop start vehicle speed is increased as much as possible, and fuel consumption is improved, while the occurrence of slip in the high clutch 33 is suppressed. (Effect corresponding to claim 6).

  The amount of decrease in the coast stop start vehicle speed increases as the slip amount of the high clutch 33 increases. The greater the slip amount of the high clutch 33, the greater the insufficient amount of hydraulic pressure supplied from the electric oil pump 10e to the high clutch 33. Therefore, by increasing the decrease amount of the coast stop start vehicle speed as the slip amount of the high clutch 33 is larger, the occurrence of slip in the high clutch 33 from the next time can be suppressed (effect corresponding to claim 7).

  When the discharge pressure of the electric oil pump 10e is higher than the discharge pressure of the mechanical oil pump 10m and the vehicle is decelerating rapidly, even if slippage is detected by the high clutch 33, the coast stop start vehicle speed is changed. Not done. In such a case, slippage occurs in the high clutch 33, and even if hydraulic pressure is supplied thereafter and the high clutch 33 is engaged, there is almost no engagement shock, so the coast stop start vehicle speed is not changed. When slipping in the high clutch 33 does not cause a problem, the fuel consumption can be improved by not changing the coast stop start vehicle speed (effect corresponding to claim 8).

  The changed coast stop start vehicle speed is stored until the ignition switch is turned OFF. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the coast stop control from being performed at the vehicle speed at which slip occurs in the high clutch 33, and to suppress occurrence of slip in the high clutch 33 (corresponding to claim 9). Effect).

  When the ignition switch is turned off, the coast stop start vehicle speed is reset to the initial value. On the other hand, it is also possible to use the coast stop start vehicle speed that has been changed continuously after the next ignition switch is turned on without resetting the coast stop start vehicle speed to the initial value even when the ignition switch is turned off. . In this case, the change is repeated for the coast stop execution area related to the narrowed vehicle speed, and the coast stop execution area continues to narrow gradually. The driving state of the vehicle changes due to changes in driver's operation, changes in road surface conditions, changes in the surrounding environment, and the like. Therefore, even if the vehicle speed at which the previous slip occurred, the slip does not always occur. Therefore, when the ignition switch is turned OFF, the coast stop start vehicle speed is reset to the initial value, and the coast stop execution area is widened again, so that coast stop control can be executed over a wide range and fuel consumption can be improved (claims). Effect corresponding to 9).

  Such initialization of the coast stop start vehicle speed can also be performed when the travel distance of the vehicle reaches a predetermined travel distance. However, if the predetermined travel distance is set to be long, the time during which coast stop control is executed is shortened, and the fuel efficiency improvement effect is reduced. On the other hand, when the predetermined travel distance is set short, the ignition switch is turned on, and the coast stop start vehicle speed is initialized until it is turned off, which causes trouble for the driver. The same applies when the coast stop start vehicle speed is initialized according to the travel time. Therefore, it is desirable that the coast stop start vehicle speed is initialized when the ignition switch, which is the time when the driving is finished, is turned off.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The second embodiment will be described with a focus on differences from the first embodiment.

  The coast stop control of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  Since the control from step S200 to step S208 is the same as the control from step S100 to step S108 of the first embodiment, a description thereof is omitted here.

  In step S209, the control unit 120 calculates a decrease amount of a predetermined oil temperature range of the coast stop condition based on the slip amount of the high clutch 33 from the map shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a map showing the relationship between the amount of slip of the high clutch 33 and the amount of decrease in the predetermined oil temperature range. As the amount of slip increases, the amount of decrease in the predetermined oil temperature range increases. In other words, when the slip amount increases, the coast stop execution area related to the oil temperature becomes narrow, and the predetermined oil temperature range becomes narrow. The dischargeable pressure of the electric oil pump 10e may be lower than the dischargeable pressure set by the variation of parts. FIG. 9 shows the relationship between the dischargeable pressure of the electric oil pump 10e and the oil temperature. In FIG. 9, the settable dischargeable pressure is indicated by a solid line, and the dischargeable pressure of the electric oil pump 10e that is lower than the settable dischargeable pressure is indicated by a broken line. Further, the discharge pressure of the electric oil pump 10e that does not cause the high clutch 33 to slip during the coast stop control is indicated by a one-dot chain line. According to FIG. 9, in the electric oil pump 10e whose actual dischargeable pressure is lower than the set dischargeable pressure, the discharge pressure may be lower than the discharge pressure at which the high clutch 33 does not slip during the coast stop control. is there. Therefore, there is a possibility that the electric oil pump 10e cannot supply the hydraulic pressure necessary to prevent the high clutch 33 from slipping.

  Therefore, when the slip occurs in the high clutch 33 a predetermined number of times, the control unit 120 calculates the amount of decrease in the oil temperature range based on the slip amount of the high clutch 33. The amount of slip when calculating the amount of decrease in the oil temperature range is the same as in the first embodiment.

  In step S210, the control unit 120 narrows the predetermined oil temperature range of the coast stop condition based on the calculated amount of decrease in the oil temperature range. In the present embodiment, the amount of decrease is added to the lower limit value of the currently set predetermined oil temperature range to narrow the predetermined oil temperature range. In FIG. 9, the predetermined oil temperature range is changed from the range indicated by the solid arrow to the range indicated by the dashed arrow.

  In step S211, the control unit 120 resets the number of slips.

  In step S212, the control unit 120 ends the coast stop control.

  The control unit 120 stores a newly set predetermined oil temperature range until the ignition switch is turned off. As a result, coast stop control is not executed at the oil temperature at which slippage has occurred in the high clutch 33, and slippage of the high clutch 33 can be suppressed.

  Next, a time chart when the coast stop control of the present embodiment is executed will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 10, the engine rotation speed is indicated by a two-dot chain line, the first rotation speed is indicated by a solid line, and the second rotation speed is indicated by a broken line. The discharge pressure of the mechanical oil pump 10m is indicated by a broken line. Further, the lower limit value of the predetermined oil temperature range is indicated by a broken line.

  At time t0, coast stop control is started. Thereby, the engine 1 stops and the discharge pressure of the mechanical oil pump 10m decreases. Further, the electric oil pump 10e is driven, and the discharge pressure of the electric oil pump 10e is increased. The first rotation speed and the second rotation speed gradually decrease.

  When the dischargeable pressure of the electric oil pump 10e varies, the dischargeable pressure is low, and the actual discharge pressure of the electric oil pump 10e is lower than the set discharge pressure, slip occurs in the high clutch 33 at time t1. The number of slips is a predetermined number.

  When slipping occurs in the high clutch 33, at time t2, the lower limit value of the predetermined oil temperature range is changed to narrow the predetermined oil temperature range, the number of slips is reset, and the coast stop control is terminated.

  Thereafter, the coast stop control is not executed even when the driving state of the vehicle again becomes the coast state and the oil temperature is higher than the lower limit value of the predetermined oil temperature range before the change.

  When the oil temperature becomes the lower limit value of the predetermined oil temperature range after the change at time t3, coast stop control is started. Since the oil temperature is high, the discharge pressure of the electric oil pump 10e is high, and the occurrence of slipping at the high clutch 33 can be suppressed.

  The effect of 2nd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.

  If slip occurs in the high clutch 33 during the coast stop control, the predetermined oil temperature range is narrowed. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the coast stop control from being executed at the oil temperature where the slip has occurred, and to prevent the slip from occurring in the high clutch 33 (effect corresponding to claim 4).

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  The coast stop control of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  Since Steps S300 to S308 are the same control as Steps S100 to S108 of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted here.

  In step S309, the control unit 120 calculates the amount of change in the gear ratio of the variator 20 at the start of coast stop control using the map shown in FIG. 12 based on the slip amount of the high clutch 33. FIG. 12 is a map showing the relationship between the amount of slip and the amount of change in the gear ratio. As the amount of slip increases, the amount of change in the gear ratio increases. The change amount of the gear ratio is a change amount to the High side in the variator 20. The amount of slip when calculating the amount of change in the gear ratio is the same as in the first embodiment.

  In step S310, the control unit 120 changes the second predetermined speed ratio by subtracting the amount of change calculated in step S309 from the second predetermined speed ratio at the start of the current coast stop control. That is, the second predetermined gear ratio is changed to the High side, and the predetermined gear ratio region is narrowed. As a result, the next coast stop control is executed at a gear ratio higher than the gear ratio at the start of the current coast stop control. For example, when the second predetermined gear ratio is set to the lowest level and the gear ratio when the coast stop control is started is the lowest, the predetermined gear ratio region is the same as the first predetermined gear ratio. The region between the low and the first predetermined gear ratio is changed to the region between the gear ratio obtained by subtracting the amount of change from the lowest gear ratio. That is, the coast stop execution area becomes narrower with respect to the gear ratio from the next time.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the reaction force received by the turbine shaft increases as the rotational speed of the turbine shaft increases. Therefore, the control unit 120 reduces the rotational speed of the turbine shaft by changing the gear ratio of the variator 20 at the start of the coast stop control to the High side, and suppresses the occurrence of slipping in the High clutch 33.

  In step S311, the control unit 120 resets the number of slips.

  In step S312, the coast stop control is terminated.

  The control unit 120 stores a newly set predetermined gear ratio area until the ignition switch is turned off. As a result, coast stop control is not executed at the gear ratio at which slip has occurred in the high clutch 33, and the occurrence of slip in the high clutch 33 can be suppressed.

  The effect of the third embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  If slip occurs in the high clutch 33 a predetermined number of times during the coast stop control, the second predetermined gear ratio is changed to the high side, and the predetermined gear ratio region is changed to be narrowed to the high side. As a result, the gear ratio of the variator 20 when starting the coast stop control from the next time is higher than the gear ratio when the high clutch 33 slips. Therefore, during the coast stop control, the rotational speed of the turbine shaft can be reduced, the reaction force applied to the turbine shaft can be reduced, and the occurrence of slippage in the high clutch 33 can be suppressed. Corresponding effect).

  As the coast stop condition, vehicle deceleration, road surface gradient, or the like may be used. For example, when slip occurs in the high clutch 33, the permitted vehicle deceleration is decreased or the permitted road surface gradient is decreased.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the high clutch 33 is engaged by the coast stop control has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the low brake 32 may be used, and a friction engagement element other than the auxiliary transmission mechanism 30 may be used. There may be.

  The above embodiments may be combined.

  In the above embodiment, even if slip occurs in the high clutch 33, the coast stop execution region does not become narrow until the number of slips reaches a predetermined number. Therefore, if slip occurs in the high clutch 33 during that time, the subsequent high clutch 33 A fastening shock occurs at the time of fastening, giving the driver a sense of incongruity. Therefore, the initial value for a predetermined number of times may be reduced in order to prevent the driver from feeling uncomfortable. In the above embodiment, the initial value of the predetermined number of times is set to 3 times, but this may be set to 2 times. In order to suppress a decrease in durability of the high clutch 33 due to the occurrence of slippage in the high clutch 33, the initial value for a predetermined number of times may be reduced. Since the coast stop control is executed at a low vehicle speed, a decrease in the durability of the high clutch 33 due to the occurrence of slipping may not be a problem. In such a case, the initial value is set a predetermined number of times with priority given to suppression of the engagement shock that occurs when the high clutch 33 is re-engaged.

  In the above embodiment, the slip amount and the predetermined amount are compared, but a plurality of predetermined amounts may be set. For example, the predetermined amount may be divided into “small”, “medium”, and “large”. In this case, for example, when the slip amount is “small”, the predetermined number of times is not changed, and when it is “medium”, the predetermined number of times is changed from 3 times to 2 times and is “large”. In some cases, the predetermined number of times is changed from three times to one time. Thus, by setting a plurality of predetermined amounts, the coast stop execution region can be changed according to the slip amount.

  When a plurality of predetermined amounts are set, they may be set as shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the slip amount, the predetermined number of times, and the number of slips. In FIG. 13, S is a slip amount. X1, X2, and X3 are predetermined amounts, and X1 <X2 <X3. Y1, Y2, and Y3 are predetermined times, and Y1> Y2> Y3. Here, the predetermined number of times is not changed, and the number of slips is counted according to the amount of slip. And when satisfy | filling Formula (1), the reduction amount of the coast stop start vehicle speed etc. are calculated and a coast stop execution area | region is narrowed.

(Equation 1)
N1 / Y1 + N2 / Y2 + N3 / Y3 + ... ≧ 1 (1)

  The predetermined number of times is set according to the durability of the high clutch 33 and the engagement shock when the high clutch 33 is re-engaged after the occurrence of slipping. By setting a plurality of predetermined amounts in this manner, the coast stop execution region can be narrowed according to the slip amount when slips having different slip amounts occur.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the above embodiment only shows a part of application examples of the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention is limited to the specific configuration of the above embodiment. Absent.

1 Engine (drive source)
2 Torque converter 10e Electric oil pump 10m Mechanical oil pump 12 Controller 20 Variator 30 Sub-transmission mechanism (power transmission means)
47 G sensor (deceleration sensor)
120 control unit (drive source automatic stop means, change means)
122 Clutch slip detection unit (slip determination means)

Claims (9)

Power transmission means provided between the drive source and the drive wheels;
Drive source automatic stop means for stopping the drive source during traveling of the vehicle when the value indicating the driving state of the vehicle is within the drive source stop permission region;
Slip determining means for determining whether or not slip is generated in the power transmission means while the drive source is stopped by the drive source automatic stop means;
A coast stop vehicle comprising: changing means for narrowing the drive source stop permission area when the slip determination by the slip determination means is performed a plurality of times. The coast stop vehicle according to claim 1,
The plurality of times, the larger the amount of slip generated in the power transmission means, the smaller the coast stop vehicle. The coast stop vehicle according to claim 1 or 2,
The drive source stop permission area is defined based on at least the vehicle speed, and the drive source automatic stop means stops the drive source during the vehicle traveling when the vehicle speed is lower than a predetermined vehicle speed,
The change means is a coast stop vehicle in which the predetermined vehicle speed is made lower than the predetermined vehicle speed when it is determined that the slip is generated when the slip determination by the slip determination means is performed a plurality of times. A coast stop vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The drive source stop permission area is defined based on at least an oil temperature, and the drive source automatic stop means stops the drive source during the vehicle traveling when the oil temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined oil temperature,
When the slip determination by the slip determination unit is performed a plurality of times, the changing unit makes the predetermined oil temperature higher than the predetermined oil temperature when it is determined that the slip is occurring. vehicle. A coast stop vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A variator disposed between the drive source and the drive wheel and capable of continuously shifting between the drive source and the drive wheel;
The drive source stop permission area is defined based on at least the speed ratio of the variator, and the drive source automatic stop means has a second speed ratio of the variator larger than the first predetermined speed ratio and the first predetermined speed ratio. When in a gear ratio region between a predetermined gear ratio, the drive source is stopped during the vehicle traveling,
When the slip determination by the slip determination unit is performed a plurality of times, the changing means sets the second predetermined speed ratio to be greater than the second predetermined speed ratio when it is determined that the slip is occurring. Coast stop vehicle to make smaller. A coast stop vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The change means is a coast stop vehicle that further changes the changed drive source stop permission area when the slip determination by the slip determination means is performed a plurality of times after changing the drive source stop permission area. The coast stop vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The change means is a coast stop vehicle in which the change amount is increased as the slip amount of the power transmission means is larger. The coast stop vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A deceleration detecting means for detecting the deceleration of the vehicle;
The change means is a coast stop vehicle that does not change the drive source stop permission area even if the slip occurs when the deceleration is greater than a predetermined deceleration and is a rapid deceleration. A coast stop vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The change means is a coast stop vehicle that stores the changed drive source stop permission area after the change until the ignition switch is turned off.

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