Vehicle control device
AssigneeUd Trucks Corporation
InventorKunihiro Kaneko
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Abstract
The present invention has an object to provide a vehicle control device which does not require a complicated operation to start an engine even if an idle-stop function has been executed. Thus, the present invention includes a mechanical automatic transmission, an idle-stop device (1) for stopping the engine when the vehicle is stopped, a slope detection device (2) for detecting a slope of a road, and a control unit (10), and is characterized in that the control unit (10) has a function for disengaging a clutch and selecting a gear appropriate for the detected slope, when the slope detected by the slope detection device (2) is at or above a threshold value and an operation of the idle-stop device (1) has been requested.
Claims2
A vehicle control device comprising:
- a mechanical automatic transmission;
- an idle-stop device for stopping an engine when a vehicle is stopped;
- a slope detection device for detecting a slope of a road;
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- a control unit wherein
- the control unit has a function of disengaging a clutch and selecting a gear appropriate for the detected slope if the slope detected by the slope detection device is at or above a threshold value and an operation of the idle-stop device has been requested.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.