Vehicle parking apparatus and method for parking vehicle

A vehicle parking apparatus comprising:

• an engine;
• an electric motor;
• a transmission apparatus configured to change a speed of a rotation power transmitted from the engine and the electric motor to transmit the rotation power to a driving wheel;
• a parking detection member detecting a parked state of a vehicle;
• and
• a control unit connected to the parking detection member and controlling an operation of the transmission apparatus;
• the transmission apparatus including a first gear train being switchable among a plurality of gear positions and being configured to connect between the engine and the driving wheel, a second gear train being switchable among a plurality of gear positions and being configured to connect between the electric motor and the driving wheel, and a first switching mechanism selectively connecting and disconnecting between a predetermined first rotation element in the first gear train and a predetermined second rotation element in the second gear train,
• the control unit connecting between the engine and the driving wheel by the first gear train, disconnecting between the electric motor and the driving wheel by the second gear train, and disconnecting the second gear train from the first gear train by the first switching mechanism in a case where the parking detection member detects the parked state of the vehicle.