Patent ID: 8801573

Claim:
A power transmitting apparatus, comprising: a torque converter having a torque amplifying function; a clutch mechanism configured to be positioned in a first power transmitting condition in which driving power of an engine is transmitted to driving wheels of a vehicle via a power transmitting system of the torque converter and a second power transmitting condition in which the driving power of the engine is transmitted to the wheels without the power transmitting system of the torque converter; an oil pump driven by the driving power of the engine to supply oil to the clutch mechanism and the torque converter to operate them; a continuously variable transmission supplied with oil by the oil pump to actuate pulleys by hydraulic pressure of the oil to continuously vary a transmission ratio of the continuously variable transmission; a clutch control device configured to selectively operate the clutch mechanism in accordance with a vehicle condition to position the clutch mechanism in either the first power transmitting condition or the second power transmitting condition; and an engine control device configured to idle-stop the engine by automatically stopping the engine when vehicle speed is above zero and below a predetermined value and to restart the engine when an accelerator pedal is depressed or brakes are released during an idle-stop condition of the engine.