JP2013199909A - Engine stop/start control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an engine stop/start control device capable of extending a period of an operable time for automatically stopping an engine.SOLUTION: An engine stop/start control device exercises deceleration idling stop control where an engine is stopped before a vehicle stops, and vehicle-stoppage idling stop control where the engine is stopped after the vehicle stops. When the number of driving times of a starter is equal to or larger than a first threshold NS1, the engine is prohibited from being stopped by the deceleration idling stop control (S410: YES→S440), and damage to the starter at restarting the engine is decreased. When the number of driving times of the starter is equal to or larger than a second threshold NS2 which is larger than the first threshold NS1, the engine is prohibited from being stopped also by the vehicle-stoppage idling stop control (S430: YES→S450). By this, a lifetime of the starter can be extended, and the second threshold NS2 can be configured to be a larger value so that the period of an operable time for automatically stopping the engine can be extended.

Description

  The present invention relates to an engine stop start control device that automatically stops and restarts an engine of a vehicle.

  In vehicles (automobiles), an engine stop / start control device that automatically stops the engine when the automatic stop condition is satisfied and then automatically starts (restarts) the engine when the automatic start condition is satisfied is put into practical use. ing.

  As this type of device, for example, in Patent Document 1, the starter drive count for starting the engine is integrated, and the integrated value (hereinafter also referred to as starter drive count) is equal to or greater than a predetermined count determination value. The engine stop control (control for automatically stopping the engine, so-called idle stop control) is described. This is because if the engine is automatically stopped even though the starter has reached the use limit (life), the engine cannot be restarted thereafter.

JP 2001-263210 A

  By the way, as engine stop control, not only control that stops the engine after the vehicle stops (hereinafter referred to as idle stop control when stopped) but also control that stops the engine before the vehicle stops (hereinafter referred to as idle stop during deceleration). There is also control). The deceleration idle stop control is a control aimed at further reducing fuel consumption. For example, when the vehicle driver steps on the brake and the vehicle speed falls below a predetermined value greater than 0, other automatic stop conditions are met in this state. If it is established, the control is such that the engine is stopped by performing an engine stop process such as fuel cut (stop of fuel injection).

  Further, when the engine is stopped by the idle stop control during deceleration, the vehicle is still running, and therefore the engine stop process is performed when the engine speed is higher than the idle speed. . For this reason, compared with the case where the engine is stopped by the idle stop control when the vehicle is stopped, an operation that requires the driver to re-accelerate the vehicle while the engine is still rotating by inertia (for example, an accelerator pedal depression operation). Or steering operation) is increased. This means that the automatic start condition is established while the engine is rotating by inertia, and the possibility that the engine that is rotating by inertia is restarted by the starter is increased. In order to restart the inertialy rotating engine with the starter, the starter pinion gear is meshed with the rotating engine ring gear, so that the damage to the starter increases.

That is, it can be said that the idle stop control during deceleration is more likely to damage the starter between the idle stop control during deceleration and the idle stop control during deceleration.
Here, let us consider a case where the technique of Patent Document 1 is applied to an engine stop / start control device that performs both idle stop control during deceleration and idle stop control during deceleration.

  In this case, the engine stop / start control device prohibits both the engine stop by the idle stop control at the time of stopping and the engine stop by the idle stop control at the time of deceleration when the starter driving number becomes equal to or greater than the predetermined number of times determination value. It is thought that it is comprised.

  Since the above-mentioned number determination value is a determination value for determining whether or not the starter usage limit has been reached, it is easy to damage the starter between the stop-time idle stop control and the deceleration-time idle stop control. It is determined based on the idle stop control during deceleration.

  For example, consideration items for determining the number of times determination value include the frequency at which the inertial rotating engine is restarted with the starter when the engine is automatically stopped, the engine speed at the time of restarting, etc. Conceivable. And as the value of these consideration items increases, the damage to the starter increases, and the engine is automatically stopped by the idle stop control during deceleration than when the engine is automatically stopped by the idle stop control when stopped. The case is bigger. In addition, the idle stop control during deceleration is a control that automatically stops the engine prior to the idle stop control during stopping. Therefore, the idle stop during deceleration is less than the possibility that the engine is automatically stopped by the idle stop control during stopping. The possibility that the engine is automatically stopped by the control is considered higher. For this reason, assuming that the most severe conditions are assumed, the number of times determination value is, for example, “every time automatic stop of the engine is performed by the idle stop control during deceleration and every time automatic stop by the idle stop control during deceleration is performed. It is conceivable that the engine is determined based on the assumption that the engine that is rotating in inertia at a predetermined rotational speed equal to or higher than the idle rotational speed is restarted by the starter.

  Therefore, in the engine stop / start control device that performs both the idle stop control at the time of stopping and the idle stop control at the time of deceleration, the number of times determination value is made smaller than that of the engine stop / start control device that does not perform the idle stop control at the time of deceleration. It must be set, and the period during which the engine can be automatically stopped (the engine is automatically stopped) is shortened.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an engine stop / start control device that can extend the period during which the engine can be automatically stopped.

  In the engine stop / start control device of the present invention, when the vehicle engine is in operation and the vehicle speed is equal to or less than a predetermined value greater than 0, the first idle stop control means stops the engine when the vehicle is decelerated. Let If the second automatic stop condition is satisfied when the engine is running and the vehicle speed is zero, the stop-time idle stop control means stops the engine. Then, after the engine is stopped by either the deceleration idle stop control means or the stop idle stop control means, when the automatic start condition is satisfied, the restart control means drives a starter for starting the engine. Restart the engine.

  Further, the engine stop / start control device includes an integrating unit for obtaining an integrated value obtained by integrating the number of times the starter is driven, and a prohibiting unit. The prohibiting means prohibits the engine stop by the deceleration idle stop control means among the deceleration idle stop control means and the stopping idle stop control means when the integrated value is equal to or greater than the first threshold, When the integrated value is equal to or greater than a second threshold value that is greater than the first threshold value, engine stop by the stop-time idle stop control means is also prohibited.

  That is, in this engine stop start control device, the idle stop control at the time of deceleration for stopping the engine before the vehicle stops is performed by the idle stop control device at the time of deceleration, and the idle stop at the time of stop to stop the engine after the vehicle stops. Control is performed by the idle stop control means when the vehicle is stopped.

  During the period in which the starter drive count, which is an integrated value of the starter drive count, is less than the first threshold, both the engine stop by the idle stop control during deceleration and the engine stop by the idle stop control during stop are both Allowed.

  In addition, during a period in which the number of times the starter is driven is greater than or equal to the first threshold value and less than the second threshold value (hereinafter referred to as the second half period), the engine stop by the idle stop control during deceleration and the engine stop by the idle stop control when stopped Of these, only the engine stop by the idle stop control during deceleration, which tends to damage the starter, is prohibited.

  When the starter drive count reaches the second threshold value, not only engine stop by deceleration idle stop control but also engine stop by stop idle stop control is prohibited. For this reason, when the starter drive count reaches the second threshold value, the engine automatic stop cannot be performed.

  According to such an engine stop / start control device, “when the starter drive count becomes equal to or greater than the predetermined number of times determination value, both engine stop by the idle stop control at the time of stop and engine stop by the idle stop control at the time of deceleration are performed. Compared to the “prohibited” comparative configuration, the following points are advantageous.

  That is, of the period in which the engine can be automatically stopped until the starter drive count reaches the second threshold value, in the latter half period, damage to the starter when the engine is restarted is determined by the idle stop control during deceleration. It can be estimated smaller than when the engine is stopped. For this reason, the said 2nd threshold value in this invention can be set to a big value compared with the said frequency | count determination value in a comparison structure. Therefore, the period during which the engine automatic stop can be performed can be extended. In other words, the life of the starter can be extended as compared with the comparative configuration.

It is a block diagram showing ECU of 1st Embodiment with its peripheral device. It is a flowchart showing the automatic stop control process of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the restart control process of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the drive frequency integration process of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the prohibition determination process of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the prohibition determination process of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the rotation speed condition determination process of 2nd Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the condition change process of 3rd Embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the cranking process during engine inertia rotation of 4th Embodiment.

Hereinafter, an electronic control device (hereinafter referred to as ECU) as an engine stop / start control device of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described.
[First Embodiment]
The ECU 11 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 performs stop / start control for automatically stopping and restarting the engine 13 of the vehicle, but also controls the starter 15 for starting the engine 13. Here, the description will be made assuming that the transmission of the vehicle is an automatic transmission.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ECU 11 detects a vehicle start speed from a start switch 17 that is operated when a vehicle driver wants to start the engine 13 at his / her own will and a vehicle speed for detecting a vehicle speed (vehicle travel speed). A vehicle speed signal from the sensor 18, a brake signal from the brake sensor 19 that detects that the driver has depressed the brake pedal, an accelerator signal from the accelerator sensor 20 that detects that the accelerator pedal has been depressed by the driver, and A rotation signal or the like from the crank sensor 21 is input.

  On the other hand, the starter 15 is a motor (starter motor) 23 serving as a power source for cranking the engine 13, an electromagnetic switch 25 for energizing the motor 23, a pinion gear 27 rotated by the motor 23, and a pinion control And a solenoid 29.

  The electromagnetic switch 25 is a large relay provided in the energization path from the battery 31 as a power source to the motor 23, and can be selected between an on state that communicates the energization path and an off state that blocks the energization path. Driven.

  Specifically, the electromagnetic switch 25 includes a coil 25a having one end connected to the ground line and a pair of contacts 25b and 25c. When the battery voltage (voltage at the positive terminal of the battery 31) VB is applied to the other end (upstream side) of the coil 25a and the coil 25a is energized, the contacts 25b and 25c are short-circuited and the motor 23 is energized. If the path is communicated (this state is on) and the coil 25a is not energized, the contacts 25b and 25c are opened to interrupt the energization path (this state is off).

  The pinion control solenoid 29 is an actuator for switching the pinion gear 27 between a meshing position where the pinion gear 27 meshes with the ring gear 33 of the engine 13 and an initial position where the pinion gear 27 does not mesh with the ring gear 33.

  Specifically, the pinion control solenoid 29 has a coil 29a having one end connected to the ground line and a biasing member (not shown) such as a spring. If the coil 29a is not energized, the pinion gear 27 is arranged at the initial position (position shown in FIG. 1) by the force of the urging member. When the battery voltage VB is applied to the other end (upstream side) of the coil 29a and the coil 29a is energized, the starter gear 27 is caused to move the pinion gear 27 by the electromagnetic force generated by the energization as shown by the dotted arrow in FIG. 15 is moved to the meshing position in the outward direction and meshed with the ring gear 33.

  Then, when the motor 23 is energized and operates with the pinion gear 27 engaged with the ring gear 33, the rotational force of the motor 23 is transmitted to the ring gear 33 via the pinion gear 27, and the engine 13 is cranked.

  Thus, the starter 15 is an independently controlled starter that can separately control the movement of the pinion gear 27 to the meshing position and the operation of the motor 23. In the present embodiment, moving the pinion gear 27 to the meshing position and operating the motor 23 corresponds to driving the starter 15.

  Further, in the vehicle, outside the ECU 11, the battery voltage VB is applied to the upstream side of the coil 25a by being turned on, and the motor control relay 35 for turning on the electromagnetic switch 25, and the coil 29a is turned on by being turned on. A relay 37 for pinion control that applies the battery voltage VB to the upstream side and moves the pinion gear 27 to the meshing position is provided.

  More specifically, the relay 35 is supplied with a battery voltage VB at one end and is grounded by the ECU 11 at the other end (that is, connected to the ground line), and from the battery 31 to the upstream side of the coil 25a. And a pair of contacts provided in the energization path. When the other end (downstream side) of the coil 35a is grounded by the ECU 11 and the coil 35a is energized, the contact of the relay 35 is short-circuited, and the energization path from the battery 31 to the coil 25a of the electromagnetic switch 25 is communicated. However, if the coil 35a is not energized (this state is the on state), the contact of the relay 35 is opened and the energization path from the battery 31 to the coil 25a is interrupted (this state is the off state). Although the description is omitted, the relay 37 is also the same as the relay 35, and the downstream side of the coil 37 a of the relay 37 is grounded by the ECU 11, so that the pair of contacts are turned on and the pinion control is performed. A current is passed through the coil 29a of the solenoid 29 for use.

  Next, the ECU 11 performs relaying by turning on the microcomputer 41 for executing various processes, the input circuit 43 for inputting the various signals such as the user start signal and the vehicle speed signal described above to the microcomputer 41, and the drive signal from the microcomputer 41. The downstream side of the coil 37a of the relay 37 is connected to the ground line (that is, grounded), and is turned on according to the drive signal from the microcomputer 45 and the transistor 45 that turns on the relay 35. Is connected to the ground line, and a transistor 47 for turning on the relay 37 is provided.

  Therefore, when the transistor 45 is turned on, the relay 35 is turned on, a current flows through the coil 25a of the electromagnetic switch 25, the electromagnetic switch 25 is turned on, and a current flows through the motor 23. When the transistor 47 is turned on, the relay 37 is turned on, a current flows through the coil 29a of the pinion control solenoid 29, and the pinion gear 27 is engaged with the ring gear 33.

  Furthermore, the ECU 11 also includes a nonvolatile memory (in this embodiment, an EEPROM) 49 that can rewrite data. Then, the microcomputer 41 writes the starter drive count, which is an integrated value of the drive count of the starter 15, in the EEPROM 49. Further, the starter drive count in the EEPROM 49 is initialized to 0 when a new starter 15 is assembled to the vehicle (specifically, when the vehicle is manufactured or the starter 15 is replaced).

  Note that the ECU 11 is the operation voltage from the ignition system power line when the vehicle is in an ignition-on state and the battery voltage VB is supplied to the ignition system power line in the vehicle. Battery voltage VB is supplied. In the ECU 11, the battery voltage VB as the operating voltage is stepped down by a power supply circuit (not shown) to generate a constant voltage, and the microcomputer 41 operates by receiving the constant voltage. Therefore, when the vehicle is turned off and the supply of the battery voltage VB to the ignition system power supply line is stopped, the microcomputer 41 stops operating, but the data in the EEPROM 49 is not erased. Saved.

  Although not shown in FIG. 1, in the ECU 11, the battery voltage VB as an operation voltage is divided below the predetermined voltage by two resistors, and the divided voltage is input to the microcomputer 41. It has come to be. The microcomputer 41 detects the value of the battery voltage VB by performing AD conversion of the divided voltage with an internal AD converter.

Next, the contents of the process performed by the microcomputer 41 will be described.
When the vehicle is in an ignition-on state, the microcomputer 41 is activated.
When the microcomputer 41 detects that a user start signal from the start switch 17 has been input after being activated, the microcomputer 41 responds to a driver start operation (in this embodiment, an operation to turn on the start switch 17). A user start process for starting the engine 13 is performed.

  As the user starting process, the microcomputer 41 first turns on the transistor 47 to move the pinion gear 27 to the meshing position with the ring gear 33, and then turns on the transistor 45 to operate the motor 23. Further, the movement of the pinion gear 27 to the meshing position and the operation of the motor 23 may be started simultaneously.

  Then, the pinion gear 27 rotates the ring gear 33 (that is, the engine 13 is cranked) by the rotational force of the motor 23. When the engine 13 is cranked by the starter 15, another ECU that controls the engine 13 (hereinafter referred to as an engine ECU) performs fuel injection and ignition on the engine 13. If the engine 13 is a diesel engine, ignition is not performed and only fuel injection is performed. Further, a system configuration in which the ECU 11 also performs control of the engine 13 may be employed.

  When the microcomputer 41 determines that the engine 13 is in a complete explosion state (starting is complete, so-called engine 13 is started), the microcomputer 45 turns off the transistors 45 and 47 and stops the operation of the motor 23. At the same time, the pinion gear 27 is returned to the initial position. For example, the microcomputer 41 calculates the engine rotation speed from the rotation signal described above, and determines whether or not the engine 13 is in a complete explosion state based on the engine rotation speed.

  The above is the content of the user start process. Then, after the vehicle is in an ignition-on state, the engine start operation is first performed by performing the user starting process.

  In addition, when the engine 13 is in an operating state (hereinafter referred to as engine operation), the microcomputer 41 executes the automatic stop control process of FIG. 2 at regular intervals, for example, and a condition for stopping the engine 13 is satisfied. The engine 13 is automatically stopped. The microcomputer 41 stops the engine 13 by the automatic stop control process of FIG. 2 (specifically, after performing the engine stop process of S150 described later), then performs the restart control process of FIG. If the conditions for starting the engine 13 are satisfied each time, the engine 13 is automatically restarted.

Next, the automatic stop control process and the restart control process will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the microcomputer 41 starts executing the automatic stop control process, first, in S110, the microcomputer 41 determines whether the vehicle speed is equal to or less than a predetermined value (for example, 10 km / h) Va greater than zero. If the vehicle speed is not equal to or lower than the predetermined value Va, the automatic stop control process is terminated as it is. If the vehicle speed is equal to or lower than the predetermined value Va, the process proceeds to S115.

  In S115, it is determined whether or not the engine 13 is automatically stopped before the vehicle stops (the vehicle speed becomes 0) (hereinafter referred to as IS during deceleration (IS is an abbreviation for idle stop)). judge.

  Whether or not the deceleration IS is prohibited is determined from the value of the deceleration IS flag indicating whether or not the deceleration IS is prohibited. The deceleration IS flag is set to either a value indicating prohibition or a value indicating permission by a prohibition determination process described later. Therefore, in S115, if the deceleration IS flag is a value indicating prohibition, it is determined that the deceleration IS is prohibited.

  If it is determined in S115 that the deceleration IS is not prohibited, the process proceeds to S120. In S120, it is determined whether or not a deceleration automatic stop condition that is a condition other than the condition determined in S110 (vehicle speed ≦ Va) is satisfied among the execution conditions of the deceleration IS.

  In addition, as an automatic stop condition at the time of deceleration, for example, the following all conditions are satisfied. The brake pedal is depressed. The accelerator pedal is not depressed. Battery voltage VB is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value Vth.

  If it is determined in S120 that the deceleration automatic stop condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to S150, and the engine stop process is performed. In the engine stop process, for example, a command is given to the engine ECU described above to stop the fuel injection to the engine 13 (fuel cut) or to shut off the intake air supply path to the engine 13. Is a process of stopping the process. Then, by shifting from S120 to S150, the deceleration IS is performed, and the microcomputer 41 thereafter ends the automatic stop control process.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S115 that the deceleration IS is prohibited, or if it is determined in S120 that the deceleration automatic stop condition is not satisfied, the process proceeds to S130 and the vehicle speed is increased. It is determined whether or not it is zero.

If it is determined that the vehicle speed is not 0, the automatic stop control process is terminated as it is. If it is determined that the vehicle speed is 0 (that is, the vehicle has stopped), the process proceeds to S135.
In S135, it is determined whether or not the engine 13 is automatically stopped after the vehicle is stopped (hereinafter referred to as “stopped IS”).

  Whether or not the stop-time IS is prohibited is determined from the value of the stop-time IS flag indicating whether or not the stop-time IS is prohibited. The stationary IS flag is set to either a value indicating prohibition or a value indicating permission by a prohibition determination process described later. Therefore, in S135, if the stop-time IS flag is a value indicating prohibition, it is determined that the stop-time IS is prohibited.

  If it is determined in S135 that the stop-time IS is prohibited, the automatic stop control process is terminated. If it is determined that the stop-time IS is not prohibited, the process proceeds to S140.

In S140, it is determined whether or not a stop automatic stop condition that is a condition other than the condition determined in S130 (vehicle speed = 0) among the execution conditions of the stop IS is satisfied.
In the present embodiment, the vehicle stop automatic stop condition is partially different from the deceleration automatic stop condition determined in S120. Compared to the deceleration automatic stop condition, the threshold Vth of the battery voltage VB Is different. Moreover, the same conditions may be sufficient as the automatic stop condition at the time of a stop, and the automatic stop condition at the time of deceleration.

  If it is determined in S140 that the automatic stop condition at the time of stopping is not satisfied, the automatic stop control process is terminated as it is, but if it is determined that the automatic stop condition at the time of stopping is satisfied, Proceeding to S150, the engine 13 is stopped by performing the aforementioned engine stop process. Then, the process proceeds from S140 to S150, and the stop-time IS is performed, and the microcomputer 41 thereafter ends the automatic stop control process.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, when starting execution of the restart control process, the microcomputer 41 first determines in S210 whether or not an automatic start condition is satisfied. An example of the automatic start condition is one of the following conditions. The accelerator pedal was depressed. The brake pedal was released.

  If it is determined in S210 that the automatic start condition is not satisfied, the restart control process is terminated, but if it is determined that the automatic start condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to S220.

In S220, an engine restart process for automatically restarting the engine 13 is performed, and then the restart control process is terminated.
In the present embodiment, the engine restart process includes the following first to the following depending on the engine speed when the engine 13 is restarted (that is, the speed of the engine 13 rotating due to inertia). There is a third pattern process.

<Processing of the first pattern>
If the engine speed is equal to or higher than the resumable speed (> idle speed) at which the engine 13 can be brought into a complete explosion state only by resuming fuel injection, the engine ECU can be operated without driving the starter 15. The engine 13 is restarted by starting the injection.

<Processing of second pattern>
If the engine rotational speed is less than the recoverable rotational speed and not 0, the engine 13 during inertial rotation is cranked by the starter 15 by performing the following engine inertial cranking process.

  In the cranking process during engine inertia rotation, first, the transistor 45 is turned on to operate the motor 23. Then, at the timing when the difference between the outer peripheral speed of the pinion gear 27 and the outer peripheral speed of the ring gear 33 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined start permission value, the transistor 47 is turned on and the pinion gear 27 is moved to the meshing position. As specific processing, for example, if the gear ratio between the ring gear 33 and the pinion gear 27 (= the number of teeth of the ring gear 33 / the number of teeth of the pinion gear 27) is GR, the rotational speed of the pinion gear 27 and “engine rotational speed” The transistor 47 is turned on at the timing when it is determined that the difference from “× GR” is equal to or less than the start permission value. Then, cranking of the engine 13 by the starter 15 is started from that point.

  In other words, in the cranking process during engine inertia rotation, the damage to the pinion gear 27 and the ring gear 33 is suppressed as much as possible by moving the pinion gear 27 to the meshing position after bringing the outer peripheral speed of the pinion gear 27 closer to the outer peripheral speed of the ring gear 33. Like to do.

  In the second pattern process, after starting cranking of the engine 13 by the cranking process during engine inertia rotation, if it is determined that the engine 13 is in a complete explosion state, the transistors 45 and 47 are turned off.

<Processing of third pattern>
If the engine speed is 0, the engine 13 is restarted by performing the same process as the user start process described above. In other words, in this case, the motor 13 is operated after the pinion gear 27 is moved to the meshing position, or the movement of the pinion gear 27 to the meshing position and the operation of the motor 23 are started at the same time. Crank and restart.

Moreover, the microcomputer 41 performs the drive number integration process of FIG. 4 for every fixed time, for example.
As shown in FIG. 4, when the microcomputer 41 starts execution of the driving number integration process, first, in S310, the above-described user start process and engine restart process (specifically, the second pattern or the third pattern) Whether the starter 15 is driven or not is determined based on any one of the processing.

Then, when it is determined that the starter 15 is not driven, the driving number integration process is terminated as it is, but when it is determined that the starter 15 is driven, the process proceeds to S320.
In S320, the starter drive count in the EEPROM 49 is incremented (+1), and then the drive count integration process is terminated. For this reason, every time the starter 15 is driven, the number of times the starter is driven increases by one.

  Note that the starter drive count may be stored in a backup RAM (a RAM that is constantly powered). In that case, in S320, the starter drive count in the backup RAM is incremented.

  Further, if the microcomputer 41 can operate only for a predetermined period after the vehicle is in the ignition off state, the following form can be adopted as the form of updating the starter driving frequency. That is, immediately after activation, the microcomputer 41 reads the starter drive count from the EEPROM 49 and copies it to the RAM in the microcomputer 41. In S320, the starter drive count in the RAM is incremented. Then, the microcomputer 41 overwrites the EEPROM 49 with the latest starter drive count in the RAM after the vehicle is in an ignition-off state until the operation is stopped.

  On the other hand, the microcomputer 41 executes the prohibition determination process of FIG. 5 immediately after being started, and also after executing the drive number integration process of FIG. 4 (or after performing the process of S320 in FIG. 4). The prohibition determination process of FIG. 5 is executed.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the microcomputer 41 starts executing the prohibition determination process, first, in S405, the microcomputer 41 reads the starter driving frequency updated as described above in the driving frequency integration process of FIG.
Then, in subsequent S410, it is determined whether or not the starter driving frequency is equal to or greater than the first threshold value NS1, and if the starter driving frequency is not equal to or greater than the first threshold value NS1, the process proceeds to S420 and the above-described deceleration time IS. Both the flag and the stationary IS flag are set to values indicating permission. That is, both the deceleration time IS and the stop time IS are permitted. Then, the prohibition determination process ends.

  If it is determined in S410 that the starter driving frequency is equal to or greater than the first threshold value NS1, the process proceeds to S430, and the starter driving frequency is equal to or greater than the second threshold value NS2 that is greater than the first threshold value NS1. It is determined whether or not.

  If the starter driving frequency is not equal to or greater than the second threshold value NS2 (that is, if “NS1 ≦ starter driving frequency <NS2”), the process proceeds to S440, and the deceleration IS flag is set to a value indicating prohibition. The stationary time IS flag is kept at a value indicating permission. That is, only the deceleration IS is prohibited from the deceleration IS and the stop IS. Then, the prohibition determination process ends.

  If it is determined in S430 that the starter driving frequency is equal to or greater than the second threshold value NS2, the process proceeds to S450, and both the deceleration time IS flag and the stationary time IS flag are set to prohibit values. Set to. That is, IS at the time of stopping is also prohibited. Then, the prohibition determination process ends.

  In the ECU 11 as described above, the processes of S110, S120, and S150 in FIG. 2 correspond to the process of the idle stop control during deceleration, and the deceleration IS is performed by the process. Further, the processes of S130, S140, and S150 in FIG. 2 correspond to the process of idle stop control at the time of stop, and the stop-time IS is performed by this process.

  First, both the deceleration time IS and the stop time IS are permitted in a period in which the starter driving frequency is less than the first threshold value NS1. That is, both the engine 13 is automatically stopped by the processing of S110, S120 and S150 in FIG. 2 and the engine 13 is automatically stopped by the processing of S130, S140 and S150 in FIG. Allowed.

  Next, during the period in which the number of times the starter is driven is greater than or equal to the first threshold value NS1 and less than the second threshold value NS2, only the deceleration time IS is prohibited among the deceleration time IS and the stop time IS. In other words, during that period, when the vehicle speed becomes equal to or less than the predetermined value Va, even if the automatic stop condition for deceleration determined in S120 of FIG. 2 is satisfied, “YES” is determined in S115 of FIG. Therefore, the engine stop process in S150 of FIG. 2 is prohibited before the vehicle stops. If the vehicle is stopped and the automatic stop condition at the time of stopping determined in S140 of FIG. 2 is satisfied, the engine stop process of S150 is performed, and the engine 13 is automatically stopped. .

  When the starter drive count reaches the second threshold value NS2, not only the deceleration time IS but also the stop time IS is prohibited. That is, when the number of starter driving times is equal to or greater than the second threshold value NS2, when the vehicle stops, “YES” is determined in S115 of FIG. 2 and “YES” is also determined in S135 of FIG. Even if the vehicle stop automatic stop condition determined in S140 of FIG. 2 is satisfied, the engine stop process in S150 is not performed. For this reason, after the starter drive count reaches the second threshold value NS2, the engine 13 is not automatically stopped.

  According to such an ECU 11, compared with a comparative configuration in which “when the starter driving frequency exceeds a predetermined number of times determination value, both the deceleration time IS and the stopping time IS are prohibited”, the following points are advantageous. is there.

  First, the fact that the starter 15 is more likely to be damaged when the deceleration IS is executed than when the stop IS is described in the section “Problems to be Solved by the Invention”. Street. In the processing of the present embodiment, there is a possibility that the process of the second pattern is performed as the engine restart process when the deceleration time IS is performed than when the stop time IS is performed. Because it is expensive. In addition, when the stop-time IS is performed, the engine 13 becomes 0 immediately after being stopped from the idling speed, so that the second pattern process is not performed as the subsequent engine restart process, It is considered extremely rare if any.

  And according to ECU11 of this embodiment, starter drive frequency is 1st threshold value NS1 in the period (namely, period which implements automatic stop of engine 13) until starter drive frequency reaches 2nd threshold value NS2. Since the deceleration time IS is prohibited during the period below the second threshold value NS2, the damage to the starter 15 when the engine 13 is restarted is smaller than when the deceleration time IS is performed. Can be estimated.

  For this reason, the second threshold value NS2 for determining whether or not the use limit of the starter 15 has been reached can be set to a large value as compared with the number determination value in the above-described comparison configuration. The period during which the suspension can be implemented can be extended.

  In other words, when the life of the starter 15 is approaching, the ECU 11 first extends the life of the starter 15 more than the above-described comparative configuration by prohibiting only the deceleration IS between the deceleration time IS and the stop time IS. Yes.

  In this embodiment, the deceleration-time automatic stop condition determined in S120 of FIG. 2 corresponds to an example of the first automatic stop condition, and the stop-time automatic stop condition determined in S140 of FIG. This corresponds to an example of the automatic stop condition 2.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the second embodiment will be described. Since the same or similar components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those used in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted. This also applies to other embodiments described later.

The ECU 11 of the second embodiment is different from the ECU 11 of the first embodiment in the following points (1-1) to (1-3).
(1-1) The microcomputer 41 executes the prohibition determination process of FIG. 6 instead of the prohibition determination process of FIG.

  In the prohibition determination process of FIG. 6, compared to the prohibition determination process of FIG. 5, the first threshold value NSa is set instead of the first threshold value NS1, and the second threshold value NSb is set instead of the second threshold value NS2. Further, a third threshold value NSc smaller than the first threshold value NSa is set as an additional threshold value.

  In the second embodiment, the deceleration time IS flag indicating whether or not the deceleration time IS is prohibited is set to a value indicating inhibition, a value indicating permission, and a limitation permission by the prohibition determination processing of FIG. It is set to one of the indicated values. The limited permission does not prohibit (permit) the deceleration IS, but is a damage reduction process for reducing damage to the starter 15 when the engine 13 stopped by the deceleration IS is restarted. It means to do.

  Then, in the prohibition determination process of FIG. 6, the microcomputer 41 reads the starter drive count (S505). If the starter drive count is less than the third threshold value NSc (S510: NO), the deceleration IS flag and the stop IS Both the flag and the value indicating permission are set (S520).

  Further, if the starter driving frequency is equal to or more than the third threshold value NSc and less than the first threshold value NSa (S510: YES, S530: NO), the deceleration time IS flag is set to a value indicating the limitation permission, and the vehicle is stopped. The IS flag is left as a value indicating permission (S540).

  If the starter driving frequency is equal to or greater than the first threshold value NSa and less than the second threshold value NSb (S530: YES, S550: NO), the deceleration time IS flag is set to a value indicating prohibition, and the stationary time IS The flag is left as a value indicating permission (S560).

If the starter driving frequency is equal to or greater than the second threshold value NS2 (S550: YES), both the deceleration time IS flag and the stopping time IS flag are set to values indicating prohibition (S570).
(1-2) The deceleration-time automatic stop condition for which the establishment / non-establishment is determined in S120 of FIG. 2 includes a rotation speed condition that “the engine rotation speed is equal to or lower than the stop permission rotation speed”. The stop permission rotational speed corresponds to the maximum value of the engine rotational speed when the IS during deceleration is performed.

  Then, the microcomputer 41 determines whether or not the rotation speed condition is satisfied by a rotation speed condition determination process of FIG. 7 described later, and determines that the rotation speed condition is satisfied and sets the rotation speed condition flag. On the contrary, if it is determined that the rotation speed condition is not satisfied, the rotation speed condition flag is set to 0.

  Therefore, the microcomputer 41 refers to the rotation speed condition flag in S120 of FIG. 2 to determine whether or not the rotation speed condition is satisfied. That is, if the rotation speed condition flag is 1, it is determined that the rotation speed condition is satisfied. Conversely, if the rotation speed condition flag is not 1, it is determined that the rotation speed condition is not satisfied, and Therefore, it is determined that the automatic stop condition during deceleration is not satisfied.

  (1-3) The microcomputer 41 executes the rotation speed condition determination process of FIG. 7 at regular intervals, for example. The microcomputer 41 executes the rotational speed condition determination process in FIG. 7 before starting the automatic stop control process in FIG. 2, for example, before determining “NO” in S115 in FIG. 2 and proceeding to S120. You may come to do.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7, when the microcomputer 41 starts the rotational speed condition determination process, first, in S610, the microcomputer 41 determines whether or not the deceleration time IS flag is a value indicating permission, and a value indicating permission. If so, the process proceeds to S620.

  In S620, it is determined whether or not the engine speed is equal to or lower than the first stop permission speed NE1. If the engine speed is equal to or less than the first stop permission speed NE1, it is determined that the speed condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to S630, and the speed condition flag is set to 1. The condition determination process ends.

  If it is determined in S620 that the engine speed is not equal to or less than the first stop permission speed NE1, it is determined that the engine speed condition is not satisfied, and the process proceeds to S640 and the engine speed condition flag is set. Is set to 0, and the rotation speed condition determination process is terminated.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S610 that the deceleration IS flag is not a value indicating permission, the process proceeds to S650.
In S650, it is determined whether or not the deceleration IS flag is a value indicating limitation permission, and if it is a value indicating limitation permission, the process proceeds to S660.

  In S660, it is determined whether or not the engine speed is equal to or lower than a second stop permission speed NE2 that is smaller than the first stop permission speed NE1. If the engine speed is equal to or lower than the second stop permission speed NE2, it is determined that the speed condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to S630, the speed condition flag is set to 1, and the speed is set. The condition determination process ends.

  If it is determined in S660 that the engine speed is not equal to or less than the second stop permission speed NE2, it is determined that the speed condition is not satisfied, and the process proceeds to S640 and the speed condition flag is set. Is set to 0, and the rotation speed condition determination process is terminated.

  Further, when it is determined in S650 that the deceleration time IS flag is not a value indicating the limitation permission (that is, when the deceleration time IS is prohibited), the process proceeds to S640 and the rotation speed condition flag is set. Is set to 0, and the rotation speed condition determination process is terminated. When the deceleration time IS is prohibited, the rotation condition flag is not referred to in S120 of FIG. 2, and therefore, if “NO” is determined in S650, the rotation speed condition determination process is terminated as it is. It may be like this.

  Also in the second embodiment as described above, as in the first embodiment, both the deceleration time IS and the stop time IS are permitted during the period in which the starter driving frequency is less than the first threshold value NSa, and the starter driving is performed. During the period in which the number of times is greater than or equal to the first threshold value NSa and less than the second threshold value NSb, only the deceleration time IS of the deceleration time IS and the stop time IS is prohibited (only the stop time IS is permitted), and the starter is driven. When the number of times becomes equal to or greater than the second threshold value NSb, the stationary IS is also prohibited.

  In particular, in the second embodiment, the first period in which the starter driving frequency is less than the third threshold value NSc and the starter driving frequency is greater than or equal to the third threshold value NSc in the period in which the deceleration IS is permitted. The stop-permitted rotational speed that satisfies the rotational speed condition among the automatic stop conditions during deceleration is set to a different value in the second period that is less than the threshold value NSa of 1.

  That is, in the first period, “YES” is determined in S610 of FIG. 7 and the determination process of S620 is performed, so the stop permission rotation speed becomes the first stop permission rotation speed NE1. Then, when the second period is reached (that is, when the starter drive count becomes equal to or greater than the third threshold value NSc), “NO” is determined in S610 of FIG. 7, “YES” is determined in S650, and the determination process of S660 is performed. Therefore, the stop permission rotation speed is changed to the second stop permission rotation speed NE2 that is smaller than the first stop permission rotation speed NE1.

For this reason, in the second period, compared with the first period, the engine speed when the deceleration time IS is performed is low, and the second stop permission speed NE2 is the maximum.
Therefore, in the second period, after the deceleration time IS is performed, when the inertial rotating engine 13 is restarted by the starter 15, the engine 13 is restarted from a lower engine speed. Damage to the pinion gear 27) can be reduced. In the second embodiment, the stop permission rotation speed is changed to a value (NE2) smaller than the value (NE1) when the starter driving frequency is less than the third threshold value NSc by S660 of FIG. S660 corresponds to the damage reduction processing.

  And according to ECU11 of such 2nd Embodiment, compared with ECU11 of 1st Embodiment, since it can reduce the damage to the starter 15 in the period until prohibiting at the time of deceleration IS, it is 2nd The threshold value NSb can be set to a value larger than the second threshold value NS2 in the first embodiment. Therefore, the period during which the automatic stop of the engine 13 can be implemented can be further extended.

  Although it is conceivable to simply set a small value without changing the stop-permitted rotational speed, in such a case, it becomes difficult to perform the IS at the time of deceleration, and the fuel consumption reduction effect is reduced. . On the other hand, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to achieve both a reduction in fuel consumption and a reduction in damage to the starter 15 (and extension of the life of the starter 15) in a balanced manner.

[Third Embodiment]
The ECU 11 of the third embodiment is different from the ECU 11 of the first embodiment in the following points (2-1) and (2-2).

(2-1) The microcomputer 41 executes the prohibition determination process of FIG. 6 described in the second embodiment instead of the prohibition determination process of FIG.
(2-2) The microcomputer 41 executes the condition changing process in FIG. 8 at regular intervals, for example. Note that the microcomputer 41 may execute the condition changing process in FIG. 8 before starting the automatic stop control process in FIG. 2, for example.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 8, when the microcomputer 41 starts the condition changing process, first, in S670, the microcomputer 41 determines whether or not the deceleration time IS flag is a value indicating limitation permission, and a value indicating limitation permission. Otherwise, the process proceeds to S680. In S680, the predetermined value Va used for determining the vehicle speed in S110 of FIG. 2 (that is, the vehicle speed at which deceleration IS can be performed, hereinafter referred to as stop permission vehicle speed Va) is set to the first vehicle speed V1. Thereafter, the condition changing process is terminated.

  If it is determined in S670 that the deceleration-time IS flag is a value indicating that the limitation is permitted, the process proceeds to S690. In S690, the stop permission vehicle speed Va is set to a second vehicle speed V2 that is lower than the first vehicle speed V1, and then the condition changing process is terminated.

  In the third embodiment as described above, as in the first embodiment, both the deceleration time IS and the stop time IS are permitted during the period in which the starter driving frequency is less than the first threshold value NSa, and the starter driving is performed. During a period in which the number of times is greater than or equal to the first threshold value NSa and less than the second threshold value NSb, only the deceleration time IS is prohibited between the deceleration time IS and the stop time IS, and the starter driving frequency is greater than or equal to the second threshold value NSb. In that case, IS at the time of stopping is also prohibited.

  In particular, in the third embodiment, the first period in which the starter driving frequency is less than the third threshold value NSc and the starter driving frequency is greater than or equal to the third threshold value NSc in the period in which the deceleration IS is permitted. The stop-permitted vehicle speed Va is set to a different value in the second period that is less than the threshold value NSa of 1.

  That is, in the first period, it is determined as “NO” in S670 of FIG. 8 and the process of S680 is performed. Therefore, the stop-permitted vehicle speed Va is the first vehicle speed V1, but in the second period, 8 is determined as “YES”, and the process of S690 is performed, so that the stop-permitted vehicle speed Va is changed to the second vehicle speed V2 that is smaller than the first vehicle speed V1.

  For this reason, in the second period, compared to the first period, the vehicle speed when the deceleration time IS is performed becomes small, and the maximum vehicle speed is the second vehicle speed V2. If the vehicle speed when the deceleration time IS is executed is small, the engine speed when the deceleration time IS is executed is also reduced.

  Therefore, the same effect as that of the ECU 11 of the second embodiment can be obtained by the ECU 11 of the third embodiment. In the third embodiment, the stop permission vehicle speed Va is changed to a value (V2) smaller than the value (V1) when the starter driving frequency is less than the third threshold value NSc by S690 in FIG. S690 corresponds to the damage reduction processing.

  Although it is conceivable to set the stop permission vehicle speed Va to a small value without changing it, if so, the IS at the time of deceleration is difficult to be implemented, and the fuel consumption reduction effect is reduced. . On the other hand, according to the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment, both reduction in fuel consumption and reduction in damage to the starter 15 can be achieved.

  On the other hand, in the condition changing process of FIG. 8, even when the deceleration IS flag is a value indicating prohibition, the stop-permitted vehicle speed Va is set to the first vehicle speed V1 in S680, but in that case, the deceleration is originally performed. Since the time IS is prohibited (that is, “YES” is determined in S115 of FIG. 2), any value of the stop permission vehicle speed Va is not related to the operation of the ECU 11.

[Fourth Embodiment]
The ECU 11 of the fourth embodiment differs from the ECU 11 of the second embodiment or the third embodiment in the following points.

  That is, the microcomputer 41 executes the process of FIG. 9 as the engine inertia rotating cranking process in the process of the second pattern described above in the engine restart process performed in S220 of FIG. In the fourth embodiment, the process of the second pattern is not performed as the engine restart process when the stop-time IS is performed. That is, when the stop-time IS is performed, the engine 13 is restarted by the process of the third pattern. For this reason, the cranking process during engine inertia rotation in FIG. 9 is not executed when the stop-time IS is performed, and the coasting engine 13 after the deceleration IS is performed is restarted by the starter 15. It will be executed when

As shown in FIG. 9, when the microcomputer 41 starts execution of the cranking process during engine inertia rotation, first, in S710, the transistor 45 is turned on to operate the motor 23.
Then, the process proceeds to S720, and the absolute value of the difference between the value obtained by multiplying the current engine speed by the above-mentioned gear ratio GR and the rotation speed of the pinion gear 27 (hereinafter also referred to as pinion gear rotation speed) is defined as a rotation difference Δ. calculate. The engine speed is calculated based on the aforementioned rotation signal. Further, the pinion gear rotation speed is calculated from the elapsed time since the motor 23 was operated in S710 using a function, a data map, or the like.

Next, in S730, it is determined whether or not the deceleration IS flag is a value indicating permission, and if it is a value indicating permission, the process proceeds to S740.
In S740, it is determined whether or not the rotation difference Δ calculated in S720 is equal to or less than the first start permission value ND1, and if it is equal to or less than the first start permission value ND1, the process proceeds to S750.

In S750, a start flag indicating whether or not the start of cranking is permitted is set to a value indicating permission, and then the process proceeds to S790.
If it is determined in S740 that the rotation difference Δ is not less than or equal to the first start permission value ND1, the process proceeds to S760, the start flag is set to a value indicating prohibition, and then the process proceeds to S790.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S730 that the deceleration IS flag is not a value indicating permission, the process proceeds to S770. In S770, it is determined whether or not the deceleration IS flag is a value indicating limitation permission. If it is a value indicating limitation permission, the process proceeds to S780.

  In S780, it is determined whether or not the rotation difference Δ calculated in S720 is equal to or less than a second start permission value ND2 that is smaller than the first start permission value ND1, and if it is equal to or less than the second start permission value ND2, Proceeding to S750, the start flag is set to a value indicating permission, and then proceeding to S790.

  If it is determined in S780 that the rotation difference Δ is not equal to or smaller than the second start permission value ND2, the process proceeds to S760, the start flag is set to a value indicating prohibition, and then the process proceeds to S790.

In S790, it is determined whether the start flag is a value indicating permission. If the start flag is not a value indicating permission (that is, a value indicating prohibition), the process returns to S720.
In S790, if it is determined that the start flag is a value indicating permission (that is, if “YES” is determined in either S740 or S780), the process proceeds to S800, and the transistor 47 is turned on. Then, the cranking of the engine 13 by the starter 15 is started by moving the pinion gear 27 to the meshing position. Thereafter, the cranking process during engine inertia rotation is terminated.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in S770 that the deceleration time IS flag is not a value indicating limitation permission (that is, when the deceleration time IS flag is a value indicating prohibition), the engine inertia rotation is in progress. End the cranking process.

  Note that, as described above, the cranking process during engine inertia rotation in FIG. 9 is executed when the deceleration time IS is executed. Therefore, if it is normal, “NO” is not determined in S770. That is, S770 is a step provided just in case. For this reason, S770 may be omitted, and if “NO” is determined in S730, the process may directly proceed to S780.

  In the ECU 11 of the fourth embodiment as described above, when the inertial rotating engine 13 after the deceleration IS is executed is restarted by the starter 15, the motor 23 is operated before the pinion gear 27 is moved to the meshing position. When it is determined that the rotation difference Δ is equal to or smaller than the start permission value (S790: YES), the pinion gear 27 is moved to the meshing position (S800), and the engine 13 is cranked. The rotation difference Δ corresponds to the difference between the outer peripheral speed of the pinion gear 27 and the outer peripheral speed of the ring gear 33.

  In particular, in the period during which the deceleration IS is permitted, the first period in which the number of starter drives is less than the third threshold value NSc, and the number of starter drive times is greater than or equal to the third threshold value NSc and less than the first threshold value NSa. The start permission value is set to a different value in the second period.

  That is, in the first period, “YES” is determined in S730 in FIG. 9 and the determination process in S740 is performed. Therefore, the start permission value compared with the rotation difference Δ is set to the first start permission value ND1. Become. Then, when the second period is reached (that is, when the starter drive count becomes equal to or greater than the third threshold value NSc), “NO” is determined in S730 in FIG. 7, “YES” is determined in S770, and the determination processing in S780 is performed. Therefore, the start permission value compared with the rotation difference Δ is changed to the second start permission value ND2 that is smaller than the first start permission value ND1.

  For this reason, in the second period, compared with the first period, both gears 27 and 27 when meshing the pinion gear 27 with the ring gear 33 in order to restart the engine 13 that is rotating in inertia by performing the deceleration IS. The outer peripheral speed difference of 33 can be reduced. Therefore, damage applied to the starter 15 (particularly the pinion gear 27) can be reduced. In the fourth embodiment, the start permission value is changed to a value (ND2) smaller than the value (ND1) when the starter driving frequency is less than the third threshold value NSc by S780 in FIG. S780 corresponds to the damage reduction processing.

  According to the ECU 11 of the fourth embodiment, since the damage to the starter 15 can be further reduced during the period until the deceleration time IS is prohibited, the second threshold value NSb is set to a larger value. Can be set. Therefore, the period during which the automatic stop of the engine 13 can be implemented can be further extended.

  Although it is conceivable to simply set the start permission value to a small value without changing it, in such a case, after the automatic start condition determined in S210 of FIG. The delay time until the start of cranking is increased. That is, the restart responsiveness of the engine 13 is reduced. On the other hand, according to the fourth embodiment, restart responsiveness and reduction of damage to the starter 15 can be achieved in a balanced manner.

[First Modification]
The idea of the fourth embodiment can also be applied to the ECU 11 of the first embodiment.
In that case, the microcomputer 41 executes the prohibition determination process of FIG. 6 instead of the prohibition determination process of FIG. 5, and further, the engine in the second pattern process in the engine restart process performed in S220 of FIG. 3. As the inertia rotation cranking process, the process of FIG. 9 may be executed.

  As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to such Embodiment at all, Of course, in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, it can implement in a various aspect. .

  For example, in the first to third embodiments, a configuration in which the second pattern process is not performed as the engine restart process is also conceivable. In that case, the starter 15 may be a type of starter that cannot control the movement of the pinion gear 27 to the meshing position and the operation of the motor 23 separately.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... ECU (engine stop start control device), 13 ... Engine, 15 ... Starter, 41 ... Microcomputer

Claims (5)

When the first automatic stop condition is satisfied when the vehicle engine (13) is in operation and the vehicle speed is less than or equal to a predetermined value greater than 0, the deceleration-time idle stop control means (41, S110, S120) stops the engine. , S150) and
When the engine is in operation and the vehicle speed is 0, when the second automatic stop condition is satisfied, a stop-time idle stop control means (41, S130, S140, S150) for stopping the engine;
When an automatic start condition is satisfied after the engine is stopped by either the deceleration idle stop control means or the stop idle stop control means, a starter (15) for starting the engine is driven. Restart control means (41, S210, S220, S710, S720, S740 to S760, S790, S800) for restarting the engine;
An engine stop / start control device (11) comprising:
Integration means (41, S310, S320) for obtaining an integrated value obtained by integrating the number of times the starter is driven;
When the integrated value is equal to or greater than a first threshold, the engine stop by the deceleration idle stop control means is prohibited from the deceleration idle stop control means and the stop idle stop control means, and the integrated value When the value becomes equal to or greater than a second threshold value greater than the first threshold value, prohibition means (41, S410, S430 to S450, S530, S550 to S570) for prohibiting the engine from being stopped by the stop-time idle stop control means; ,
An engine stop / start control device comprising: In the engine stop / start control device according to claim 1,
When the integrated value is equal to or greater than a third threshold value that is smaller than the first threshold value, damage to the starter when the engine stopped by the deceleration idle stop control means is restarted is reduced. A reduction means (41, S510, S540, S610, S650, S660, S670, S690, S730, S770, S780) for performing damage reduction processing;
An engine stop / start control device. The engine stop / start control device according to claim 2,
As the first automatic stop condition, there is at least a condition that the engine speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined stop permission speed,
The reduction means (41, S610, S650, S660) changes the stop permission rotational speed to a value smaller than a value when the integrated value is less than the third threshold as the damage reduction processing. Performing the process (S660);
An engine stop / start control device. The engine stop / start control device according to claim 2,
The reduction means (41, S670, S690), as the damage reduction process, changes the predetermined value to a value smaller than a value when the integrated value is less than the third threshold (S690). To do the
An engine stop / start control device. The engine stop / start control device according to any one of claims 2 to 4,
The starter is a starter capable of separately controlling the movement of the pinion gear (27) to a meshing position where the pinion gear (27) meshes with the ring gear (33) of the engine and the operation of the motor (23) that rotates the pinion gear. ,
The restart control means (41, S710, S720, S740 to S760, S790, S800) is operated when the engine is stopped by the idle stop control means during deceleration and the engine in inertial rotation is restarted by the starter. Operates the motor before moving the pinion gear to the meshing position, and determines that the difference between the outer peripheral speed of the pinion gear and the outer peripheral speed of the ring gear is equal to or less than a predetermined start permission value, the pinion gear is It is designed to crank the engine by moving it to the meshing position,
The reduction means (41, S730, S770, S780), as the damage reduction processing, changes the start permission value to a value smaller than a value when the integrated value is less than the third threshold value. Performing (S780),
An engine stop / start control device.

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