IP Library Granted Patent US 7,424,361
Granted Patent B2
US 7,424,361 · App. 11/783,265 · Granted Sep 9, 2008

Driving force controller for a vehicle

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Patent No.
US 7,424,361
App. No.
11/783,265
Granted
Sep 9, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The driving force control unit for vehicle comprises a driving condition detecting unit for detecting the vehicle driving condition, a selector for selecting one of driving modes by manipulation, the driving modes including a first mode having a driving force characteristic suitable for normal driving and a second mode having a suppressed driving force, and driving force setting unit for setting a driving force indication value based on the selected mode and the vehicle driving conditions. The selector being formed by a multiple switch having a push switch which turns to ON state when a pressing force direction manipulation is applied, and other switch which turns to ON state when manipulation other than the pressing force direction is applied, the second mode is selected by the ON manipulation of the push switch.

Claims (27)

1. A driving force control unit for vehicle, comprising a driving condition detecting unit for detecting the vehicle driving condition;

a selector for selecting one of driving modes by manipulation, said driving modes including a first mode having a driving force characteristic suitable for normal driving and a second mode having a suppressed driving force; and

driving force setting unit for setting a driving force indication value based on said selected mode and said vehicle driving conditions,

wherein said selector being formed by a multiple switch having a push switch which turns to ON state when a pressing force direction manipulation is applied, and other switch which turns to ON state when manipulation other than said pressing force direction is applied, said second mode is selected by said ON manipulation of said push switch.

2. The driving force control unit according to claim 1 , wherein

said vehicle driving condition is detected according to accelerator opening amount and engine rotational speed,

said each modes are memorized as mode maps based on said accelerator opening amount and said engine rotational speed,

said driving force setting unit sets said driving force indication value by reference to said mode maps based on said accelerator opening amount and said engine rotational speed.

3. The driving force control according to claim 1 , wherein

said selector is provided on a center consol and around a shift lever of a transmission.

4. The driving force control according to claim 1 , wherein

said multiple switch is formed as a shuttle switch with said push switch.

5. The driving force control unit according to claim 1 , wherein

said multiple switch is formed as a push switch which turns to ON state when a first pressing force manipulation is applied, and other switch which turns to ON state when a second pressing force manipulation which is different direction of said first pressing force manipulation.

6. A driving force control unit for vehicle, comprising

a vehicle driving condition detecting unit for detecting the vehicle driving condition;

a selector for selecting one of driving modes by manipulation, said driving modes including a first mode having a driving force characteristic suitable for normal driving, a second mode having a suppressed driving force characteristic and third mode having a emphasizing driving force characteristic; and

driving force setting unit for setting the driving force indication value based on the selected driving mode and the vehicle driving conditions,

wherein said selector being formed by a multiple switch having a push switch which turns to ON state when a pressing force manipulation is applied, and a pair of switches which turns to ON state when operation other than the pressing force manipulation is applied, the second mode is selected by the ON operation of the push switch, and the first mode is selected by the ON operation of one switch of the pair of switches, and the third mode is selected by the ON operation of the other switch of the pair of switches.

7. The driving force control unit according to claim 6 , wherein

said vehicle driving condition is detected according to accelerator opening amount and engine rotational speed,

said each modes are memorized as mode maps based on said accelerator opening amount and said engine rotational speed,

said driving force setting unit sets said driving force indication value by reference to said mode maps based on said accelerator opening amount and said engine rotational speed.

8. The driving force control according to claim 6 , wherein

said selector is provided on a center consol and around a shift lever of a transmission.

9. The driving force control according to claim 6 , wherein

said multiple switch is formed as a shuttle switch with said push switch.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 12, 2017
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SUBARU CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042624/0886 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Oct 15, 2014
From: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 033989/0220 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2007
From: MASUDA, TOSHIO; YAMAMOTO, KENICHI; HIJIKATA, KENJI; SATOMURA, SATOSHI; OISHI, HIROSHI; SUNAGUCHI, TOYOHIDE; IWAKAMI, YOSHIO; HOMMA, MUNENORI; ATAKE, ATSUSHI; KANEDA, KOUJI; FUKUDA, TATSURU; YUKI, MINORU; USHIKI, MASAYUKI; KOBAYASHI, TSUYOSHI; MOTOI, MASAHITO; SHIBATA, NAOKI; OGIWARA, HIROSHI; IGARASHI, KATSUMASA; SHINOZUKA, JUNZO; NAKAMURA, AKIHISA
To: FUJI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 019536/0165 →