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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2010
Shigeyuki Sakaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Masao Shiomi, Sagamihara, JP;
Masahiro Omori, Ebina, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
When an accelerator opening angle has reached an accelerator opening angle threshold value APScorresponding to a boundary of a range in which a fuel consumption is relatively deteriorated, a pedal effort of accelerator pedalis increased by a pedal effort increment with respect to a base pedal effort. Even in a case where the accelerator pedal is pushed back to reduce the accelerator opening angle due to an increase in pedal effort when the accelerator opening angle exceeds the accelerator opening angle threshold value APS, cancellation of pedal effort increment is inhibited to thereby ensure suppression of rattling of accelerator pedalcontrary to the driver's intention.