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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Kensei Hata, Okazaki, JP;
Yuji Iwase, Toyota, JP;
Yosuke Suzuki, Seto, JP;
Koichi Kato, Okazaki, JP;
Seitaro Nobuyasu, Okazaki, JP;
Taro Moteki, Okazaki, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/442 (2007.10); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); F16D 48/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/442 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); F16D 48/10 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0208 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0258 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0275 (2013.01); B60W 2510/082 (2013.01); B60W 2510/083 (2013.01); B60W 2710/025 (2013.01); B60W 2710/06 (2013.01); B60W 2710/08 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/182 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/42 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/43 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/60 (2013.01); F16D 2500/10412 (2013.01); F16D 2500/3065 (2013.01); F16D 2500/30402 (2013.01); F16D 2500/50858 (2013.01); F16D 2500/5124 (2013.01); F16D 2500/70426 (2013.01); Y10S 903/93 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle control system for preventing malfunction of the clutch for selectively connecting the engine with the power train. The vehicle control system is applied to a vehicle having an engine, a motor disposed on a power train, and a clutch interposed therebetween. In order to prevent a malfunction of the clutch, the vehicle control system is configured to engage the clutch while causing a slip but without starting the engine if the engine has not yet been started.