Patent ID: 6898506

Claim:
A braking force control apparatus for a vehicle, comprising: an engine; a fuel supply control device which controls a fuel supply to the engine during coasting of the vehicle; a torque capacity control device which is provided between the engine and a wheel, and which controls a torque capacity between the engine and the wheel; an electric power generator that is coupled with the wheel such that power can be transmitted; and a braking force control device which applies to the vehicle a braking force through rotational resistance of the engine, by stopping the fuel supply to the engine during coasting of the vehicle and by controlling the torque capacity so that the torque capacity becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined value, and which decreases the torque capacity and increases a braking force generated by the electric power generator when a predetermined condition is satisfied, wherein, when the torque capacity is decreased, the braking force control device increases the braking force generated by the electric power generator compared with a braking force generated by the electric power generator which is obtained before or when the torque capacity is decreased.