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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2007
Takeo Hiyoshi, Fujisawa, JP;
Tomoko Ohta, Fujisawa, JP;
Tatsuhiko Ebara, Fujisawa, JP;
Takashi Shima, Fujisawa, JP;
Takeo Hiyoshi, Fujisawa, JP;
Tomoko Ohta, Fujisawa, JP;
Tatsuhiko Ebara, Fujisawa, JP;
Takashi Shima, Fujisawa, JP;
Isuzu Motors Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle is reliably prevented from rolling back during automatic start on a slope or the like. An automatic stop-and-start device includes an engine control unitthat automatically stops an enginewhen a predetermined stop condition is fulfilled and automatically starts the enginewhen a predetermined start condition is fulfilled; a brake devicethat imparts a brake force to a vehicle that carries the engine; and a brake control unitthat holds a brake state produced by the brake devicewhen a predetermined brake hold request condition is fulfilled and releases the brake state produced by the brake devicewhen a predetermined brake release condition is fulfilled. The engine control unitdetermines whether the brake control unitholds the brake state produced by the brake deviceand automatically starts the enginewhen the determination is affirmed.