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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10435012 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 22, 2017

Hybrid vehicle provided with an electronically controlled transmission

Applicant:

Magneti Marelli S.p.a., Corbetta, IT;

Inventors:

Giovanni Gaviani, Rimini, IT;

Cesare Sola, Cuorgne', IT;

Giuseppe Medico, Rivoli, IT;

Assignee:

MAGNETI MARELLI S.p.A., Corbetta, IT;

Attorney:

Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Jacob S Scott

Assistant Examiner:

Lillian T Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 20/04 (2006.01); B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60W 20/10 (2016.01); B60W 20/30 (2016.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01); B60K 6/36 (2007.10); B60K 6/54 (2007.10); F16H 59/02 (2006.01); F16H 61/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/20 (2007.10); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60K 26/04 (2006.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/30 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60K 6/36 (2013.01); B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60K 6/54 (2013.01); B60K 20/04 (2013.01); B60W 20/10 (2013.01); F16H 59/0217 (2013.01); F16H 61/0006 (2013.01); B60K 6/20 (2013.01); B60K 2026/046 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 2050/0006 (2013.01); B60W 2540/10 (2013.01); B60W 2540/12 (2013.01); B60W 2540/16 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6221 (2013.01);
Abstract

A hybrid vehicle comprising: a pair of drive wheels; an internal combustion heat engine; an electrically controlled transmission; a control unit of the heat engine; a control unit of the transmission; a passenger compartment having a driver's seat provided with a plurality of controls that can be operated by the driver and comprise a steering wheel, an accelerator pedal, a brake pedal and transmission control means; and an electronic control unit of the transmission control means that is physically installed in the passenger compartment close to the transmission control means, fulfills the function of acquiring the current position of the transmission control means and also fulfills the function of vehicle management unit by receiving the orders given by the driver and by providing the control unit of the heat engine and the control unit of the transmission with the corresponding objectives to meet the driver's needs.

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