CONTROLLER OF FOUR-WHEEL DRlVE VEHICLE

摘要

A controller for a four-wheel drive vehicle includes a multi-information display, a first operation part for switching of drive modes, a second operation part for switching of off-road traveling modes, a transfer controller that controls the arrangement of a transfer device based on the drive mode, a detector that detects the arrangement of the transfer device, a setter that sets the traveling mode based on the detected arrangement and input operations to the first and second operation parts, and a display controller that instructs the multi-information display to display the drive mode based on the input operation to the first operation part and the detected arrangement and to display the traveling mode set by the setter. The display controller displays the drive mode and the traveling mode on a window when the switched drive mode is a locked drive mode and simultaneously turns off these modes after a predetermined time.

主权项

1. A controller of a four-wheel drive vehicle provided with a transfer device and a multi-information display disposed in the interior of a vehicle, the transfer device comprising a lock mechanism that locks a center differential and a switch mechanism that switches between a two-wheel drive state and a four-wheel drive state and distributing an output from an engine to front and rear shafts, the controller further comprising:
a first operation part operated by a passenger to switch drive modes of the vehicle; a second operation part operated by a passenger to switch off-road traveling modes indicating traveling modes for off-road driving of the vehicle; a transfer controller that controls an arrangement of the transfer device in response to the drive mode selected by the first operation part; a detector that detects the arrangement of the transfer device; a setter that sets one of the traveling modes of the vehicle based on the arrangement detected by the detector and input operations to the first operation part and the second operation part; and a display controller that instructs the multi-information display to display the drive mode based on the input operation to the first operation part and the arrangement detected by the detector and to display the traveling mode set by the setter, wherein the drive modes include a locked drive mode for a four-wheel drive state in which the center differential is locked by the lock mechanism, the multi-information display displaying a single window having a first area for the drive mode and a second area for the traveling mode, and the display controller displays the drive mode and the traveling mode on the window when the drive mode switched by the first operation part is the locked drive mode, and simultaneously turns off the displays of the drive mode and the traveling mode after a predetermined time.