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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Koichi Mizutani, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 4/104 ;
Abstract
An electric control apparatus (ECU) permits an automatic stop of an engine if there is vehicle speed historical data after the start of the engine when a predetermined automatic stop condition is satisfied. Even if there is no vehicle speed historical data, the ECU permits the automatic stop of the engine when the shift position of an automatic transmission is the parking position. Therefore, the frequency of the automatic stop of the engine is increased, which improves fuel efficiency.