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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
Masaaki Shinojima, Chiryu, JP;
Shigeru Kamio, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshinobu Nozaki, Anjo, JP;
Atsushi Kamada, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Masaaki Shinojima, Chiryu, JP;
Shigeru Kamio, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshinobu Nozaki, Anjo, JP;
Atsushi Kamada, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for a range changeover device checks whether an actual range agrees with a target range. If the actual range differs from the target range, the control apparatus performs vehicle driving force restriction control irrespective of a presence/absence of abnormality in a range changeover operation. The control apparatus may restrict an engine output power by closing a throttle valve of the engine to around an idle position, thereby restricting the vehicle driving force.