Vehicle and control method for vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10626778-B2
Application number	US-201715840241-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 13, 2017
Priority date	Dec 26, 2016
Publication date	Apr 21, 2020
Grant date	Apr 21, 2020

Abstract

When a user requests start-up of an internal combustion engine while PM removal control is in execution or immediately after execution of the PM removal control is completed, an electronic control unit informs the user of the vehicle of a first alarm, so that the user recognizes that the internal combustion engine cannot be started up immediately. This makes it possible to suppress the discomfort caused because the internal combustion engine is not started up.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A vehicle, comprising:
a filter disposed in an exhaust passage that carries an exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine, the filter being configured to collect particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas;
an electronic control unit configured to execute PM removal control that removes the particulate matter accumulated on the filter while the internal combustion engine is stopped;
an alarm informing device configured to inform a user of the vehicle of a first alarm when:
the electronic control unit determines that the user requests start-up of the internal combustion engine in a period from execution of the PM removal control to a lapse of a prescribed time after completion of the PM removal control, and
the electronic control unit determines that the amount of particulate matter accumulated on the filter is larger than a specified accumulation amount; and

a cooling device that cools the filter,
wherein the electronic control unit is configured to stop the PM removal control when the electronic control unit determines that the user of the vehicle requests the start-up of the internal combustion engine again after the alarm informing device informs the user of the vehicle of the first alarm and while the PM removal control is in execution, and
wherein the electronic control unit is configured to start the cooling device, after the PM removal control is stopped, to lower temperature of the filter.

2. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising
a temperature acquisition device that acquires temperature of the filter,
wherein the electronic control unit is configured to start up the internal combustion engine when the electronic control unit determines that the start-up of the internal combustion engine is requested after the PM removal control is stopped and after the temperature of the filter acquired by the temperature acquisition device is lowered below a specified temperature.

3. The vehicle according to claim/herein
the electronic control unit is configured to execute the PM removal control by operation of the user of the vehicle while the internal combustion engine is stopped, and
the alarm informing device is configured to inform the user of the vehicle of a second alarm when the electronic control unit executes the PM removal control.

4. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit is configured to execute PM removal control while the internal combustion engine is stopped and while the vehicle incorporating the internal combustion engine is stopped.

5. The vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the prescribed time is a time when a temperature of the filter becomes below a specified temperature.

6. The vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising
a temperature rising device that raises the temperature of the filter,
wherein the electronic control unit is configured to execute the PM removal control by controlling the temperature rising device to raise the temperature of the filter.

7. A control method for a vehicle,
the vehicle including a filter disposed in an exhaust passage that carries an exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine, the filter being configured to collect particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas, an electronic control unit configured to execute PM removal control that removes the particulate matter accumulated on the filter while the internal combustion engine is stopped, an alarm informing device configured to inform a user of the vehicle of a first alarm, and a cooling device that cools the filter,
the control method comprising:
informing, by the electronic control unit, the user of the vehicle of the first alarm using the alarm informing device when:
the electronic control unit determines that the user requests start-up of the internal combustion engine in a period from execution of the PM removal control to a lapse of a prescribed time after completion of the PM removal control, and
the electronic control unit determines that the amount of particulate matter accumulated on the filter is larger than a specified accumulation amount,

wherein the electronic control unit is configured to stop the PM removal control when the electronic control unit determines that the user of the vehicle requests the start-up of the internal combustion engine again after the alarm informing device informs the user of the vehicle of the first alarm and while the PM removal control is in execution, and
wherein the electronic control unit is configured to start the cooling device, after the PM removal control is stopped, to lower temperature of the filter.

8. A vehicle, comprising:
a filter disposed in an exhaust passage that carries an exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine, the filter being configured to collect particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas;
an electronic control unit configured to execute PM removal control that removes the particulate matter accumulated on the filter while the internal combustion engine is stopped;
an alarm informing device configured to inform a user of the vehicle of a first alarm when:
the electronic control unit determines that the user requests start-up of the internal combustion engine in a period from execution of the PM removal control to a lapse of a prescribed time after completion of the PM removal control, and
the electronic control unit determines that a temperature of the filter is larger than a specified temperature; and

a cooling device that cools the filter,
wherein the electronic control unit is configured to stop the PM removal control when the electronic control unit determines that the user of the vehicle requests the start-up of the internal combustion engine again after the alarm informing device informs the user of the vehicle of the first alarm and while the PM removal control is in execution, and
wherein the electronic control unit is configured to start the cooling device, after the PM removal control is stopped, to lower temperature of the filter.

9. A control method for a vehicle,
the vehicle including a filter disposed in an exhaust passage that carries an exhaust gas discharged from an internal combustion engine, the filter being configured to collect particulate matter contained in the exhaust gas, an electronic control unit configured to execute PM removal control that removes the particulate matter accumulated on the filter while the internal combustion engine is stopped, an alarm informing device configured to inform a user of the vehicle of a first alarm, and a cooling device that cools the filter,
the control method comprising:
informing, by the electronic control unit, the user of the vehicle of the first alarm using the alarm informing device when:
the electronic control unit determines that the user requests start-up of the internal combustion engine in a period from execution of the PM removal control to a lapse of a prescribed time after completion of the PM removal control, and
the electronic control unit determines that a temperature of the filter is larger than a specified temperature,

wherein the electronic control unit is configured to stop the PM removal control when the electronic control unit determines that the user of the vehicle requests the start-up of the internal combustion engine again after the alarm informing device informs the user of the vehicle of the first alarm and while the PM removal control is in execution, and
wherein the electronic control unit is configured to start the cooling device, after the PM removal control is stopped, to lower temperature of the filter.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ito Katsuhiro
• Mikami Akira
• Sato Masaaki
• Takada Keishi
• Ono Ryouhei
• Morales Teraoka Edgar Yoshio

Classifications

• F01N2900/0421

  using an increment counter when a predetermined event occurs · CPC title

• B01D46/448

  by temperature measuring · CPC title

• B01D46/4263

  Means for active heating or cooling · CPC title

• F01N2260/022

  using air · CPC title

• F01N2900/1602

  Temperature of exhaust gas apparatus · CPC title