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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
May. 31, 2000
Kazushi Hosomi, Susono, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A driving force control apparatus for vehicles prevents a breakdown of a power train and maintains driving force during running, thereby improving driving performance. The driving force control apparatus is constructed to control the driving force distributed through a differential gear unit to a plurality of wheels. The apparatus is arranged to compute permissible torque that can be permitted to enter the differential gear unit, based on a differential rotational speed of the differential gear unit, compute input torque entered into the differential gear unit, and decrease engine power output so as to keep the input torque into the differential gear unit not more than the permissible torque when the input torque is greater than the permissible torque.