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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Nobuyuki Tanaka, Toyota, JP;
Masaya Amano, Toyota, JP;
Shunsuke Oyama, Aichi-ken, JP;
Shoji Nagata, Anjo, JP;
Inventors:
Nobuyuki Tanaka, Toyota, JP;
Masaya Amano, Toyota, JP;
Shunsuke Oyama, Aichi-ken, JP;
Shoji Nagata, Anjo, JP;
Assignees:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
AISIN AW CO., LTD., Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 50/12 (2012.01); F16H 61/02 (2006.01); B60K 6/445 (2007.10); B60K 6/543 (2007.10); B60W 50/10 (2012.01); F16H 61/16 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/0204 (2013.01); B60K 6/445 (2013.01); B60K 6/543 (2013.01); B60W 50/10 (2013.01); B60W 50/12 (2013.01); F16H 61/16 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0019 (2013.01); B60W 2540/16 (2013.01); F16H 2061/163 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6239 (2013.01); Y10T 74/2003 (2015.01);
Abstract
In a manual transmission mode, a downshift instruction signal is outputted by a position sensor, and a shift range is lowered by one gear, as a result of an operation of a shift lever by the driver. The driving force of the vehicle is increased through downshifting. The number of times of downshifting within a predefined time is limited to a predefined number of times.