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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2011
Hajime Tasaka, Fuji, JP;
Yutaka Tohyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Hamano, Numazu, JP;
Jatco Ltd, Fuji-shi, JP;
Abstract
In torque down control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, an upper limit value of a drive force of a prime mover is reduced to a predetermined value when a predetermined condition is established, the upper limit value of the drive force is increased at a predetermined speed to recover the upper limit value of the drive force from the predetermined value, the recovery is limited when an accelerator opening angle is smaller than a predetermined opening angle than a case where the accelerator opening angle is equal to or larger than the predetermined opening angle during the recovery of the upper limit value of the drive force, and the limitation is relieved when a vehicle speed is equal to or higher than a predetermined vehicle speed than a case where the vehicle speed is lower than the predetermined vehicle speed.