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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2006
Kiyoshi Kimura, Obu, JP;
Taku Itoh, Chita-gun, JP;
Shigeru Yoshiyama, Kariya, JP;
Denso Corporation, Kariya, Aichi-Pref., JP;
Abstract
A shift range switching apparatus connects with a motor for switching a shift range of an automatic transmission. The shift range switching apparatus includes a switching unit that is operated by the motor for switching the shift range. The shift range switching apparatus further includes a control unit that outputs a driving current to the motor for switching the shift range to one of a P range, an R range, an N range, and a D range. The control unit controls the driving current at one of a plurality of set values in accordance with a switching pattern of the shift range. The switching pattern may be defined by a combination of two of the P range, the R range, the N range, and the D range.