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Granted Patent B2
US 12686381 · App. 18/627,539 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Automatic parking control device

Inventor: Kota Inoue (Nagakute, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60W30/06B60W50/14B60W60/001B60W60/0053B60W2540/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12686381
App. No.
18/627,539
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The processor 162 of ECU 160 is configured to park a vehicle at a designated position by a semi-automatic parking control in which the driver only operates a shift lever, and to temporarily interrupt the automatic parking control when the driver operates the shift lever to a parking range at the time of turning-back of the steering wheel during the automatic parking control.

Claims (9)

1 . An automatic parking control device comprising a processor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

park a vehicle at a designated position by a semi-automatic parking control in which the driver only operates a shift lever,

determine whether or not the vehicle is located at a turning-back point of the steering wheel, and

temporarily interrupt the automatic parking control when the driver operates the shift lever to a parking range when the vehicle is located at the turning-back point of the steering wheel during the automatic parking control.

2 . The automatic parking control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to generate a warning to the driver to operate the shift lever to a drive range or a reverse range when the automatic parking control is temporarily interrupted.

3 . The automatic parking control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to resume the automatic parking control when the shift lever is operated to a drive range or a reverse range in a state where the automatic parking control is temporarily interrupted.