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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2017
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, Aichi, JP;
Takashi Miura, Toyota, JP;
Seiji Masunaga, Nisshin, JP;
Tomohiro Chimbe, Kariya, JP;
Norihiro Tsukamoto, Toyota, JP;
Tomohiro Asami, Nisshin, JP;
Yuji Kajiyama, Anjo, JP;
Kazuki Imanishi, Anjo, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
AISIN AW CO., LTD., Anjo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle control device in a vehicle including an engine and a multi-speed transmission having a plurality of gear positions, each gear position out of the plurality of gear positions established by engaging predetermined engagement devices out of a plurality of engagement devices, the vehicle control device including a shift control portion configured to control release of a release-side engagement device of the plurality of engagement devices and engagement of an engagement-side engagement device of the plurality of engagement devices so as to switch the gear position established in the multi-speed transmission, and an engine control portion configured to provide idling-reduction control of temporarily stopping the operation of the engine based on a predetermined engine stop condition.