Patent ID: 9638155
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: F02D,F02N

Claim:
1. A control device for a vehicle, the control device comprising: a first gear connected to a crankshaft of an engine; a second gear capable of engaging the first gear; an actuator configured to move the second gear—up to a position—where at which the second gear engages the first gear; a motor configured to cause the second gear to rotate; and an electronic control unit programmed to: adjust a length of a time period between (i) actuation of the, actuator in response to a startup request signal of the engine and (ii) subsequent driving of the motor to crank the engine, based on a state based on a state of the vehicle at a time of reception of the startup request signal, wherein the electronic control unit sets the length of the time period to a first length when the startup request signal is received in a state where a rotational speed of the engine is higher than a reference speed, and the electronic control unit sets the length of the time period to a second length shorter than the first length when the startup request signal is received in a state where the rotational speed of the engine is lower than the reference speed.