Driving-force distribution control system for four-wheel-drive vehicles

• Main Author: IIDA NORIO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.04.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BLASTING; BRAKES; CLUTCHES; CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

In a power distribution control system for a four-wheel-drive vehicle, a 4WD controller is electronically connected to a friction clutch for controlling a torque distribution ratio. The 4WD controller determines whether a past-history condition that a clutch input torque has been greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value is satisfied when a command torque is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold value, and determines whether a command torque condition that a current command torque is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold value is satisfied, and also determines whether a reversal-of-torque condition that an input direction of torque inputted into the friction clutch is reversed is satisfied. The 4WD controller outputs a countermeasure-of-noise command torque decreased from the current command torque as a command signal for the friction clutch, when the past-history condition, the command torque condition, and the reversal-of-torque condition are all satisfied.