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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
Yuji Inoue, Nisshin, JP;
Yasushi Kobiki, Toyota, JP;
Toshiharu Asai, Toyota, JP;
Takehiro Uchida, Toyota, JP;
Yasuo Shimizu, Toki, JP;
Yuji Inoue, Nisshin, JP;
Yasushi Kobiki, Toyota, JP;
Toshiharu Asai, Toyota, JP;
Takehiro Uchida, Toyota, JP;
Yasuo Shimizu, Toki, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A shift control ECU includes the steps of storing a position of a shift lever; starting a count-up timer when the shift lever comes to a neutral position; and recognizing a driver's request for the neutral position when a count-up timer value attains TN() if the stored shift lever position is a home position and when a count-up timer value attains TN() if the stored shift lever position is not the home position. Here, TN() is set to be smaller than TN().