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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2012
Yosuke Michikoshi, Miyoshi, JP;
Shingo Eto, Gamagori, JP;
Yuji Inoue, Nisshin, JP;
Yukihiko Ideshio, Nisshin, JP;
Akihiro Sato, Nagoya, JP;
Yosuke Michikoshi, Miyoshi, JP;
Shingo Eto, Gamagori, JP;
Yuji Inoue, Nisshin, JP;
Yukihiko Ideshio, Nisshin, JP;
Akihiro Sato, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A control device of a vehicle including an engine, an electric motor, and a clutch configured to achieve a mechanically directly-coupled state of a power transmission path between the engine/the electric motor and drive wheels, the control device causing the clutch to be slip-engaged or released when the engine is started during motor running in which only the electric motor is used as a drive force source for running with the clutch engaged, the control device being configured such that when the clutch is engaged during the motor running, an engagement pressure is made lower than an engagement pressure when the clutch is engaged during engine running in which at least the engine is used as a drive force source for running, and in the case of running with the clutch engaged, the engagement pressure of the clutch is constantly adjusted based on output torque of the electric motor during the motor running, while the engagement pressure of the clutch is not adjusted during the engine running.