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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2001
Kazuyuki Shiiba, Susono, JP;
Tomokazu Inagawa, Toyota, JP;
Yoji Takanami, Anjo, JP;
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Toyota, JP;
Hideo Tomomatsu, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshio Ito, Susono, JP;
Teru Konishi, Okazaki, JP;
Masao Kawai, Chiryu, JP;
Other;
Abstract
A vehicular automatic shift control unit for executing a cooperative shift control (an upshift inhibition and a downshift) of an automatic transmission based on an information associated with a road condition around a vehicle or a road condition in front of the vehicle, is provided with judging means for judging whether a vehicle exists in a predetermined area including a branch point of the road during execution of the cooperative shift control, and gear ratio maintaining control means for maintaining a gear ratio of the automatic transmission if it is judged that the vehicle exists in the predetermined area.