Patent ID: 7354378

Claim:
A motor vehicle control unit controlling a gear type automatic transmission and an engagement selection mechanism of the transmission for selecting engagement of a gear train of the gear type automatic transmission, wherein the control unit is so configured and adapted to be associated with the automatic transmission so that, if a signal from an accelerator opening sensor and a signal from a vehicle speed sensor constitute a request for a new gearshift into a new target gearshift position different from a current target gearshift position while a current gearshift operation is being carried out in the gear type automatic transmission no command signal for the new gearshift into the new target gearshift position different from the current target gearshift position is output to a transmission actuator but the current gearshift operation continues to be carried out, wherein a period during which no command signal for the new output is set according to progress in the current gearshift operation, and wherein the period begins after a transmitting torque in the gear train forming the current target gearshift position becomes zero.