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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2023
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Yukimasa Nishimura, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for a vehicle that includes a drive wheel, an engine and an electric motor as power sources for driving the vehicle, and an automatic transmission which is provided in a power transmission path between the power sources and the drive wheel and which is configured to selectively establish a plurality of gear positions providing respective different gear ratios. The control apparatus includes a limp-home-running control portion configured, in event of a failure of the engine, to cause the vehicle to perform a limp-home running, by operating the electric motor with a power supplied from a power storage device. The limp-home-running control portion is configured, when causing the vehicle to perform the limp-home running, to restrict shifting of the automatic transmission for changing the gear positions of the automatic transmission.