Patent ID: 8083638
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60W,F16H,Y02T,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A control device for a vehicle power transmitting apparatus having (i) an electrically controlled differential portion operative to control an operating state of an electric motor connected to rotary elements of a differential mechanism in a power transmissive state, for controlling a differential state between a rotation speed of an input shaft to which a drive force source is connected, and a rotation speed of an output shaft, and (ii) a shifting portion forming a part of a power transmitting path between the electrically controlled differential portion and drive wheels, the control device comprising: a processor including an alternator that alters an interval from an operation initiation executing a shifting in the shifting portion to an actual shift initiation depending on a type of the shifting.