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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2015
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kenji Matsuo, Toyota, JP;
Akira Hino, Toyota, JP;
Hiroki Kondo, Miyoshi, JP;
Mitsuhiro Fukao, Toyota, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Toyota, JP;
Akihide Ito, Nagoya, JP;
Atsushi Ayabe, Toyota, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for a vehicle includes an engine, a dog clutch and a friction clutch. The dog clutch is configured to transmit power or interrupt transmission of power in a power transmission path that transmits power of the engine to a drive wheel. The dog clutch includes a synchromesh mechanism. The friction clutch is configured to transmit power or interrupt transmission of power in the power transmission path between the engine and the dog clutch. The control apparatus includes: an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to, when the synchromesh mechanism is operated in order to engage the dog clutch in a state where the vehicle is stopped and the friction clutch is released, increase a rotation speed of the engine as compared to when the synchromesh mechanism is not operated.