A control device for automatic transmission of the present invention includes a transmission mechanism and a park lock device. The park lock device has a rod member and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism restricts movement of the rod member when being in a locked state. If a CPU reset (reset of a CPU constituting an ATCU) occurs, the control device maintains the locked state of the lock mechanism after a return from the CPU reset.

In an engine speed display control device of a vehicle including an engine speed display to display a determined display value of the engine speed, the engine speed display control device determines the display value of the engine speed, and includes a variation restricting display control portion configured to implement a variation restricting display control when a garage-parking shifting operation of the transmission shifting member is performed while the vehicle is held stationary in a non-operated position of the accelerator pedal. The variation restricting display control portion determines the display value of the engine speed in the variation restricting display control such that an amount of variation of the display value is smaller than in a normal display control in which the display value is determined according to the actual value.

A securing unit for setting a predetermined position of a component of a transmission may include the following: an actuator coupled to a force transferring unit for setting the predetermined position of the component of the transmission; a supporting unit that is movable in a direction of movement in relation to the actuator, and is connected to the actuator via a spring; a triggering unit with a toggle unit, wherein the toggle unit is interconnected between the actuator and the supporting unit; and a fixation unit including an electromagnet, wherein the fixation unit is configured to retain the toggle unit in a fixed position when the electromagnet is supplied with a current to fix the actuator in relation to the supporting unit.

A system and a method for simplifying payment of a vehicle parking fee for a user. The method includes detecting, by a sensor, that a vehicle is parked; determining a geographical vehicle position data of the parked vehicle; sending the parking request message to the vehicle parking management server from a communication device; determining, by the vehicle parking management server, at least a first vehicle parking fee service provider among plural of available vehicle parking fee service providers that is available for receiving payment of the vehicle parking fee where the vehicle is parked; displaying, via a user interface of the communication device, selection information associated with the a least first vehicle parking fee service provider available for receiving payment of the vehicle parking fee where the vehicle is parked.

A shift device for a vehicle having an automated parking mode is provided that includes a shift body and a display section. The shift body is movable into a variety of shift positions, i.e. D, N, R, and P. The display section displays not only the range of shift positions but can also display an automatic parking mode state (AP) when the shift body is in the park (P) state. The display section does not remain in the park P when the vehicle is driven into a parking place by the automatic parking mode, but instead displays the particular shift position (D, R, or N) the vehicle is in as it is being automatically parked.

A system for parking control of a vehicle in which a transmission parking configuration is omitted is provided. The system includes a shift by wire device that requests a parking control of the vehicle when a parking stage is input by an operation of a driver. An electronic parking brake operates a brake installed on a drive wheel via a relay which is connected to be in a parking brake state when the electronic parking brake receives the parking control request from the shift by wire device. The shift by wire device switches the relay to directly operate the brake to be in the parking brake state when the shift by wire device receives a failure event, which indicates that a normal operation of the electronic parking brake is impossible, from the electronic parking brake.

A shifter assembly having a housing supporting a detent locking wheel with a biasing return spring. A plunger housing subassembly is rotatably supported within the locking wheel and operating in response to an external input to be rotated between each of Park, Reverse, Neutral and Drive gear shift positions. An electric motor is supported by the housing and is linked to a lock lever, an extending portion of the lock lever engaging the locking wheel. A PCB board is integrated into the housing and is communicable with at least one external sensor associated with a driver exit condition. Upon a triggering of the exit condition with the shifter in other than a Park position, the motor being energized to retract the lock lever to permit the return spring to rotate the wheel to the Park position.

Provided is a hydraulic pressure control device. A hydraulic pressure control device includes a solenoid valve configured to supply hydraulic pressure to switch between an engaged state and a released state of a lock-up clutch, and a transmission control device configured to control the solenoid valve. The solenoid valve supplies hydraulic pressure to switch between a parking locked state and a parking released state of a parking lock mechanism, in addition to switching of the lock-up clutch.

There is provided a vehicle power transmission device which transmits power output from an electric motor (driving source) to left and right axles through planetary gear mechanisms and a differential device. In the device in which a parking gear is provided in a carrier of the planetary gear mechanism, the parking gear is supported on the carrier so that it is relatively rotatable, and a dog clutch (contact and release mechanism) for bringing the parking gear and the carrier into contact and disconnecting them is provided.

Provided are an apparatus and a method for parking control of a vehicle and the method includes a step in which a control unit determines a driver's parking intention by receiving a brake signal, pressure of a master cylinder, and a position of a shift lever from a brake switch, a pressure detection unit, and a shift lever detection unit, respectively; a step in which the control unit determines a state of the vehicle by receiving an inclination, a wheel speed, and a vehicle speed from an inclination detection unit, a wheel speed detection unit, and a vehicle speed detection unit, respectively; a step in which the control unit determines a state of an electronic parking brake; and a step in which the control unit operates the electronic parking brake through an EPB driving unit.