Patent ID: 11913416
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A control apparatus for a vehicle that is provided with (i) an engine, (ii) a first starting device including an electric motor connected to the engine in a power transmittable manner and a high-voltage power supply device configured to supply and receive an electric power to and from the electric motor, such that the first starting device is configured to crank the engine by using the electric motor, (iii) a second starting device including a starter motor configured to drive and rotate the engine and a low-voltage power supply device chargeable by the high-voltage power supply device and configured to supply the electric power to the starter motor, such that the second starting device is configured to crank the engine by using the starter motor, and (iv) a plurality of kinds of electrical equipment configured to be operated by the electric power supplied from the low-voltage power supply device,
the control apparatus comprising a starting control portion that is configured, in a case in which start of the engine by cranking the engine by using the first starting device has failed and then the start of the engine by cranking the engine by using the second starting device has failed, to crank the engine by using the second starting device again,
wherein, when the engine is to be started, the starting control portion is configured to crank the engine by using the first starting device with a higher priority than using the second starting device, and
wherein the starting control portion is configured to allow execution of an idle stop control for temporarily stopping the engine in a case in which the starting control portion determines that the start of the engine by cranking the engine by using the second starting device can be made, and is configured to inhibit the execution of the idle stop control in a case in which the starting control portion determines that the start of the engine by cranking the engine by using the second starting device cannot be made.