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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2025
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for a vehicle that includes (i) drive wheels, (ii) an engine, (iii) a filter configured to collect particulate matters contained in exhaust gas of the engine, (iv) a fluid transmission device provided in a power transmission path between the engine and the drive wheels and (v) a direct clutch configured to connect between an input member and an output member of the fluid transmission device. The control apparatus includes (a) a regeneration control portion configured to execute a regeneration control for regenerating the filter, by controlling the engine such that the particulate matters collected in the filter are easily burned; and (b) a clutch control portion configured to execute a release control for placing the direct clutch into a released state when the regeneration control is being executed.