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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2009
Takeru Oshima, Kobe, JP;
Takuya Sakamoto, Akashi, JP;
Kozo Suzuki, Kobe, JP;
Makoto Furukawa, Kitakyushu, JP;
Takeru Oshima, Kobe, JP;
Takuya Sakamoto, Akashi, JP;
Kozo Suzuki, Kobe, JP;
Makoto Furukawa, Kitakyushu, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle including an engine coupled to a transmission via a clutch, includes a fuel feed stop controller configured to stop fuel feeding to the engine when a first fuel feed stop condition is satisfied, and a clutch state detector configured to detect whether the clutch is engaged or disengaged, wherein the fuel feed stop controller is configured to resume the fuel feeding to the engine, when a second fuel feed stop condition continues to be satisfied and the clutch continues to be disengaged for a predetermined delay time from a time point when the first fuel feed stop condition is satisfied and the clutch state detector starts to detect that the clutch is disengaged.