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In a continuously variable transmission apparatus for a vehicle having a slip type clutch disposed between a drive shaft of an engine and an input shaft of a continuously variable transmission mechanism, a torque detecting device to detect torque of the engine, an engine speed detecting device to de

In a continuously variable transmission apparatus for a vehicle having a slip type clutch disposed between a drive shaft of an engine and an input shaft of a continuously variable transmission mechanism, a torque detecting device to detect torque of the engine, an engine speed detecting device to detect rotational speed of the engine, an output shaft speed detecting device to detect rotational speed of an output shaft of the slip type clutch, a vehicle speed detecting device to detect running speed of the vehicle, and an electronic control device to control the continuously variable transmission mechanism and the slip type clutch according to signals from the detecting devices are provided. The slip type clutch control device is controlled to give a reference amount of slip determined according to driving condition of the vehicle, and speed ratio of the continuously variable transmission mechanism is controlled to a value determined primarily on the basis of control signal of the slip type clutch.

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A continuously variable transmission apparatus for a vehicle having a slip type clutch disposed between a drive shaft of an engine and an input shaft of a continously variable transmission mechanism, comprising a torque detecting device to detect torque of said engine, an engine speed detecting devi

A continuously variable transmission apparatus for a vehicle having a slip type clutch disposed between a drive shaft of an engine and an input shaft of a continously variable transmission mechanism, comprising a torque detecting device to detect torque of said engine, an engine speed detecting device to detect rotational speed of said engine, an output shaft speed detecting device to detect rotational speed of an output shaft of said slip type clutch, a vehicle speed detecting device to detect running speed of the vehicle, a slip clutch control device, a continuously variable transmission mechanism control device, and an electronic control device to control said continuously variable transmission mechanism and said slip type clutch according to signals from said detecting devices, means for determining an actual amount of slip of said slip type clutch from output signals of said engine speed detecting device and said output shaft speed detecting device, means for calculating a reference slip amount for said slip type clutch according to running conditions of the vehicle, means for determining a slip amount difference between said reference slip amount and said actual amount of slip, a duty ratio calculation circuit connected to said means for determining a slip amount difference for producing a control signal based on said slip amount difference, said slip clutch control device being connected to said duty ratio calculation circut for said slip type clutch to control said slip type clutch according to said slip amount difference so said actual amount of slip becomes closer to said reference amount of slip, means for determining an actual speed ratio of said continuously variable transmission mechanism from an output signal of said engine speed detecting device or said output shaft speed detecting device and an output signal of said vehicle speed detecting device, a reference speed ratio calculation circuit connected to said duty ratio calculation circuit and to said vehicle speed detecting device for determining an optimum speed ratio of said continuously variable transmission mechanism according to current driving conditions according to duty ratio and vehicle speed; speed ratio difference determining means connected to said reference speed ratio calculation circuit and to said means for determining actual speed ratio for determining a speed ratio differnce between a reference speed ratio set according to control signal of said control device for said slip type clutch and a signal from said engine speed detecting device or said vehicle speed detecting device and said means for determining actual speed ratio, said continuously variable transmission mechanism control device being connected to said reference speed calculation circuit and to said speed ratio difference determining circuit for controlling said continuously variable transmission mechanism according to said speed ratio difference and according to said slip amount difference.