Control apparatus for automatic transmission

1. An control apparatus for an automatic transmission arranged to selectively engage a plurality of frictional engagement elements by controlling driving states or non-driving states of the plurality of solenoids so as to attain a predetermined target shift stage, the control apparatus comprising:

a failure judging section configured to judge one of the solenoids in which a failure that the one of the solenoids is not energized is generated;

a failure shift stage setting section configured to set, to the target shift stage, a shift stage which can be attained in a state in which the one of the solenoids judged that the failure is generated is not energized when the failure judging section judges the failure of the one of the solenoids;

a failure neutral state through section configured to control the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids at a vehicle speed equal to or greater than a predetermined value so that the automatic transmission is brought to a neutral state, when the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section is a shift stage at which the vehicle speed is suddenly decreased when the driving states or the non-driving states of the solenoids are controlled so that the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section, and to control the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids at a vehicle speed smaller than the predetermined value so that the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section, when the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section is a shift stage at which the vehicle speed is suddenly decreased when the driving states or the non-driving states of the solenoids are controlled so that the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section; and

a failure shift section configured to control the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids irrespective of the vehicle speed so that the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section when the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section is not the shift stage at which the vehicle speed is suddenly decreased when the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids are controlled so that the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section.

2. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the failure neutral state through section is configured to control the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids at the vehicle speed equal to or greater than the predetermined value so that the automatic transmission is brought to the neutral state, when the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section is the shift stage at which the vehicle speed is suddenly decreased when the one of the solenoids judged that the failure is generated is energized when the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage, and to control the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids at the vehicle speed smaller than the predetermined value so that the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section, when the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section is the shift stage at which the vehicle speed is suddenly decreased when the one of the solenoids judged that the failure is generated is energized when the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage; and the failure shift section is configured to control the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids irrespective of the vehicle speed so that the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section when the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section is not the shift stage at which the vehicle speed is suddenly decreased when the solenoid judged that the failure is generated is energized when the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage.

3. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the failure neutral state through section is configured to control the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids at a vehicle speed equal to or greater than a predetermined value so that the automatic transmission is brought to the neutral state, when the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section is a shift stage at which the automatic transmission is interlocked when the one of the solenoids judged that the failure is generated is energized when the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage, and to control the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids at a vehicle speed smaller than the predetermined value so that the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section, when the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section is a shift stage at which the automatic transmission is interlocked when the one of the solenoids judged that the failure is generated is energized when the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage; and the failure shift section is configured to control the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids irrespective of the vehicle speed so that the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section when the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section is not the shift stage at which the automatic transmission is interlocked when the one of the solenoids judged that the failure is generated is energized when the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage.

4. The control apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the failure neutral state through section is configured to control the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids at a vehicle speed equal to or greater than a predetermined value so that the automatic transmission is brought to the neutral state, when the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section is a first speed which is a maximum transmission ratio, and at which the engine braking is generated in the vehicle when the one of the solenoids judged that the failure is generated is energized when the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage, and to control the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids at a vehicle speed smaller than the predetermined value so that the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section, when the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section is a first speed which is a maximum transmission ratio, and at which the engine braking is generated in the vehicle when the one of the solenoids judged that the failure is generated is energized when the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage; and the failure shift section is configured to control the driving states or the non-driving states of the plurality of the solenoids irrespective of the vehicle speed so that the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section when the target shift stage set by the failure shift stage setting section is not the first speed when the one of the solenoids judged that the failure is generated is energized when the automatic transmission attains the target shift stage.