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Patent No.:

US 10676091 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 08, 2018

Vehicle control apparatus

Applicants:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi, JP;

Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, Aichi, JP;

Inventors:

Hisashi Ishihara, Toyoake, JP;

Takahiro Kimura, Tajimi, JP;

Masato Yoshikawa, Toyota, JP;

Nobufusa Kobayashi, Anjo, JP;

Kenta Kumazaki, Anjo, JP;

Kazuomi Okasaka, Anjo, JP;

Atsushi Kayukawa, Anjo, JP;

Daisuke Suyama, Anjo, JP;

Mitsuru Maeda, Anjo, JP;

Assignees:

TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;

AISIN AW CO., LTD., Anjo, JP;

Attorney:

Oliff PLC

Primary Examiner:

Dirk Wright

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 10/115 (2012.01); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60W 30/19 (2012.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); F16H 3/66 (2006.01); B60K 6/365 (2007.10); B60K 6/445 (2007.10); B60K 6/54 (2007.10); B60K 6/547 (2007.10); F16H 3/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18036 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/115 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 30/18072 (2013.01); B60W 30/19 (2013.01); F16H 3/66 (2013.01); B60K 6/365 (2013.01); B60K 6/445 (2013.01); B60K 6/547 (2013.01); B60K 2006/541 (2013.01); B60W 2510/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2510/1015 (2013.01); B60W 2540/16 (2013.01); B60W 2710/083 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1005 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1011 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1022 (2013.01); B60W 2710/1083 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); F16H 3/727 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0043 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2007 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2041 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2066 (2013.01); F16H 2200/2082 (2013.01);
Abstract

A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a vehicle driving control portion configured to permit reverse driving of the vehicle in a reverse direction while the automatic transmission is placed in a forward-drive low-speed gear position, with the motor/generator being operated in a negative direction to generate a negative torque, and a transmission shifting control portion configured to implement a control for promotion to establish the forward-drive low-speed gear position, when switching from forward driving of the vehicle to its reverse driving of the vehicle is required in the process of a shifting action of the automatic transmission to the forward-drive low-speed gear position. The transmission shifting control portion implements the control for promotion to establish the forward-drive low-speed gear position, according to a state of control of the engaging-side coupling device to be brought into its engaged state for establishing the forward-drive low-speed gear position.

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