Control system for vehicle having an engine capable of performing and stopping combustion in each cylinder
US7179199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S477/906
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control system for a vehicle includes an engine switch control unit for switching the operating condition of the engine between the all-cylinder operating condition and the partial-cylinder operating condition, a failure determining unit for determining the failure of the lockup clutch control device, and a coupling capacity change inhibiting unit for inhibiting a change in coupling capacity of the lockup clutch accompanied by the switch control of the operating condition of the engine by the engine switch control unit during the failure determination by the failure determining unit.
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