Patent ID: 8880303
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: B60W,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle control unit for controlling a vehicle speed and a forward/reverse switching operation on the basis of a detection signal obtained from a shift range detecting unit configured to detect a shift range selected by a shift operating unit and a vehicle speed detecting unit configured to detect the vehicle speed or an engine rpm, wherein when the shift range detecting unit detects the shift range in a direction opposite to a vehicle traveling direction in a state where the vehicle speed detecting unit detects a vehicle speed not less than a first predetermined speed V wherein said deceleration unit includes: a throttle valve operating mechanism which narrows an opening degree of a throttle valve of the engine while allowing a clutch corresponding to the vehicle traveling direction to be in an engagement state; and a brake operating mechanism having an electromagnetic-control type hydraulic brake which is capable of generating a desired brake force; and wherein the vehicle control unit further comprises: a brake force judging unit for first generating a brake force in accordance with an operation amount of an operator's brake operation when a brake force corresponding to the operation amount of the operator's brake operation is larger than a brake force corresponding to a compulsory deceleration control of the control unit during the compulsory deceleration carried out by said deceleration unit; and a switch which allows an operator to change a deceleration amount of the vehicle caused by the compulsory deceleration, by controlling a hydraulic pressure.