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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
Shinya Kodama, Toyota, JP;
Motonari Ohbayashi, Nisshin, JP;
Yuki Minase, Toyota, JP;
Masashi Takagi, Nagoya, JP;
Toshihiro Takagi, Toyota, JP;
Shinya Kodama, Toyota, JP;
Motonari Ohbayashi, Nisshin, JP;
Yuki Minase, Toyota, JP;
Masashi Takagi, Nagoya, JP;
Toshihiro Takagi, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A drive control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a control unit that controls drive force output from an engine in accordance with operation of an accelerator pedal; and a shift mechanism capable of selectively switching a shift position to a driving position or a non-driving position. The shift mechanism transmits the drive force to wheels when the shift position is in the driving position, and interrupts transmission of the drive force when the shift position is in the non-driving position. The control unit executes a drive force restriction process of reducing the drive force when the shift position is switched from the non-driving position to the driving position while the accelerator pedal is in an on state, and, when the switching is from a neutral position, the control unit changes a mode of reducing the drive force in accordance with a continuation time of the neutral position.