Patent ID: 6932741
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: B60W,F02D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An engine control device for a vehicle, the vehicle having an engine, an automatic transmission receiving an output torque of the engine, a drive shaft for transmitting an output torque from the automatic transmission to the vehicle wheels and a shift lever for selecting the operating range of the automatic transmission; wherein the operating range of the automatic transmission includes a stationary range in which the engine output torque is not transmitted to a side of the drive shaft and a running range in which the engine output torque is transmitted to the side of the drive shaft, and a shift lever position includes a stationary range position corresponding to the stationary range of the automatic transmission and a running range position corresponding to the running range of the automatic transmission; the engine control device comprising: a torque control mechanism for regulating the engine output torque, the torque control mechanism including at least one of a fuel injector for injecting fuel and a throttle valve for regulating an intake air amount to the engine; a sensor for detecting the shift lever position; and a controller comprising a microcomputer; the controller being programmed to: