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Patent No.:

US 10328929 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2015

Hybrid drive apparatus

Applicant:

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Toru Yagasaki, Saitama, JP;

Assignee:

HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Bryan A Evans

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/30 (2016.01); B60L 50/16 (2019.01); B60K 6/24 (2007.10); B60K 6/26 (2007.10); B60K 6/387 (2007.10); B60K 6/40 (2007.10); B60K 6/445 (2007.10); B60K 6/543 (2007.10); B60K 6/36 (2007.10); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60W 20/20 (2016.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); F16H 37/04 (2006.01); F16H 9/12 (2006.01); F16H 3/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/30 (2013.01); B60K 6/24 (2013.01); B60K 6/26 (2013.01); B60K 6/36 (2013.01); B60K 6/387 (2013.01); B60K 6/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/445 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60K 6/543 (2013.01); B60L 50/16 (2019.02); B60W 20/20 (2013.01); B60W 20/40 (2013.01); F16H 37/042 (2013.01); F16H 3/728 (2013.01); F16H 9/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A hybrid drive apparatus is provided to allow setting a variety of driving modes while achieving improvement in transmission efficiency. The hybrid drive apparatus includes an engine, first and second motor generators and a planetary gear mechanism. An output shaft of the first motor generator, an output shaft of an engine and an output shaft of the second motor generator, and an input shaft of the continuously variable transmission mechanism are coupled respectively to a sun gear, ring gear and carrier of the planetary gear mechanism. The hybrid drive apparatus includes first, second and third clutches which can switch engagement/disengagement respectively between the output shaft of the engine and the ring gear, between the carrier and the ring gear, and on the input shaft of the continuously variable transmission mechanism.

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