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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Hajime Kato, Susono, JP;
Hideto Watanabe, Toyota, JP;
Yoshimitsu Yokouchi, Toyota, JP;
Kunio Takeda, Kariya, JP;
Masayuki Tanaka, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Hajime Kato, Susono, JP;
Hideto Watanabe, Toyota, JP;
Yoshimitsu Yokouchi, Toyota, JP;
Kunio Takeda, Kariya, JP;
Masayuki Tanaka, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/18 (2012.01); B60W 30/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
When the condition for starting an engine () is satisfied, the controller () executes the lock switching control in which the wheels () are forcibly locked by the brake device () and the parking lock mechanism () is released to unlock the driveshaft (step S, step S), and then the controller () executes the cranking control (step S) in which the engine () is started by the motor-generator (MG).