Control system for a torque converter lock-up clutch.

摘要

A control system for a torque converter lock-up clutch operates in a hydraulic circuit having line pressure applied to a lock-up clutch control valve and supplied selectively to a clutch-apply pressure chamber or a clutch-release pressure chamber. The control valve includes a valve spool, four control lands and a valve spring urging the control body to a starting position where the valve directs line pressure to the release pressure chamber and connects the apply pressure chamber to a cooler. When control pressure is applied, the valve spool moves to a shift-up position, supplies line pressure to the apply pressure chamber and connects the release-pressure chamber to an outlet line. A pulse-width modulated solenoid valve varies pressure in the release-pressure chamber by means of a throttle opening in the clutch plate, whereby control pressure is modulated so that force between the friction surfaces of the clutch is reduced to allow clutch slippage.