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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2014
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Dennis Parker, Jr., Torrance, CA (US);
Hiroyuki Kuki, Torrance, CA (US);
Taichi Kitamura, Wako, JP;
Takeru Tajima, Wako, JP;
Yoshiyuki Kokubo, Wako, JP;
Shunpei Hino, Wako, JP;
Hiroki Kimura, Wako, JP;
Shinichiro Watanabe, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This control device for a vehicle switches a shift range of an automatic transmission through the use of an actuator, wherein the control device for a vehicle is characterized in being provided with a shift selection unit for receiving a shift position selection from a driver and a control unit for switching the shift range to a parking range through the use of an actuator when a vehicle power source turns off or when a drive power source stops, the control unit maintaining a neutral range, when the vehicle power source turns off or when the drive power source stops, until the elapse of a first prescribed time after the shift selection unit receives a neutral position selection while the vehicle power source is on or while the drive power source is driving.