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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Mazda Motor Corporation, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Tadashi Saito, Hiroshima, JP;
Yasunari Nakayama, Kure, JP;
Assignee:
MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION, Hiroshima, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 61/143 (2013.01); F16H 2312/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes a torque converter including a lockup clutch, and a lockup controller configured to controllably move the lockup clutch from a released state in an engagement direction when the vehicle has just started. The apparatus further includes a rolling-down sensor configured to sense whether or not the vehicle that has just started has rolled down, and a lockup retarder configured to retard the movement of the lockup clutch in the engagement direction if the vehicle is sensed to have rolled down.