Driving control apparatus for vehicle and control method of same
US6860833B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 11, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/60
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A driving control apparatus for a vehicle which includes an engine which generates power by fuel combustion; a transmission which changes engagement/disengagement states of plural frictional engagement devices so as to realize plural shift speeds whose gear ratios are different from each other; a fuel cut device which stops fuel supply to the engine when a predetermined fuel cut condition including a condition that the vehicle is coasting with a throttle valve of the engine being fully closed is satisfied; a coasting time disengagement restricting device which maintains a high speed side frictional engagement device in an engagement state until a low speed side frictional engagement device obtains a predetermined torque capacity at the time of automatic downshifting of the transmission during coasting; and a disengagement restriction stop device which stops control by the coasting time engagement restricting device so as to reduce a torque capacity of the high speed side frictional engagement device, when control by the fuel cut device is cancelled and fuel supply is restarted in the case where downshifting of the transmission is output while fuel supply is stopped by the fuel cut …
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