Clutch control device

A clutch control device for applying a stand-by oil pressure for invalid stroke elimination to an oil passage of a friction plate type hydraulic clutch for effecting and interrupting transmission of a driving force between a drive wheel and an engine, the clutch control device comprising:

• a central processing unit comprising:
• an invalid stroke elimination oil pressure control section configured to generate an initial invalid stroke elimination oil pressure in excess of an invalid stroke elimination preparatory oil pressure for a predetermined time at the time of starting invalid stroke elimination which is started according to a throttle operation;
• an initial invalid stroke elimination permission/inhibition determination section configured to generate an invalid stroke elimination preparatory oil pressure after the initial invalid stroke elimination;
• and
• an inhibition period determining section configured to inhibit this-time initial invalid stroke elimination and continuing the invalid stroke elimination preparatory oil pressure when an elapsed time from execution of preceding initial invalid stroke elimination to a timing of the this-time initial invalid stroke elimination is within a predetermined inhibition period.