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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2013
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Satoshi Taninaka, Nisshin, JP;
Hirofumi Nakada, Toyota, JP;
Michio Yoshida, Susono, JP;
Hiroki Kondo, Miyoshi, JP;
Kenji Matsuo, Toyota, JP;
Kazuya Ishiizumi, Toyota, JP;
Daisuke Inoue, Toyota, JP;
Kyohei Suzumura, Nagoya, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A control system and a control method for a vehicle, the vehicle includes an engine, an input shaft, an output shaft, a continuously variable transmission section, a stepped transmission section and a clutch mechanism, and a control device. The continuously variable transmission section and the stepped transmission section are provided between the input shaft and the output shaft. The clutch mechanism is provided in a torque transmission path between the stepped transmission section and drive wheels. The control device is configured to disengage the clutch mechanism in a case where a vehicle speed is at least equal to a specified value and the engine is stopped.