Patent ID: 8798839

Claim:
A hybrid vehicle control device comprising: an engine; a motor provided to a drive system from the engine to a drive wheel, and having a drive motor function as well as an engine startup motor function; a first clutch for switching to a hybrid vehicle travel mode by engaging and an electric vehicle travel mode by disengaging, the first clutch being installed between the engine and the motor; an automatic transmission for automatically varying a gear ratio, the automatic transmission being installed between the motor and the drive wheel; a second clutch for maintaining a slip-engaged state during an engine startup control, that includes during cranking, the second clutch being installed in any position from the motor to the drive wheel; and a controller including a first simultaneous process control section programmed such that during a simultaneous processing of the engine startup control initiated on based a startup request and a downshift control of the automatic transmission initiated based on a shift request while traveling, the engine startup control is first executed, and then the downshift control is executed once the engine startup control is completed a second simultaneous process control section programmed such that during simultaneous processing of the engine startup control initiated based on a startup request and the downshift control of the automatic transmission initiated based on a shift request while traveling, the engine startup control and the downshift control are executed in parallel, and prior to completion of startup of the engine, completes downshifting by engaging the engaged element that is engaged for the downshifting, the automatic transmission is placed into a state of transmitting drive force in a shift position occurring after the down shifting; and a simultaneous process selection control section programmed such that before simultaneously processing the engine startup control and the downshift control, in cases where torque outputtable by the motor after downshifting is less than a predetermined torque for starting up the engine, the simultaneous process selection control section selects the first simultaneous process control, and cases where the torque outputtable by the motor subsequent to downshifting is equal to or greater than the predetermined torque for starting up the engine, the simultaneous process selection control section selects the second simultaneous process control, whereupon simultaneous processing of the engine startup control and the downshift control is executed by the simultaneous process control section accordingly.