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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 11383697 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022

Filed:

Jan. 07, 2020

Vehicle control apparatus

Applicant:

Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Satoshi Inoue, Tokyo, JP;

Tomoaki Sugiura, Tokyo, JP;

Akihiro Nabeshima, Tokyo, JP;

Takuya Machida, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Primary Examiner:

John D Walters

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60K 6/24 (2007.10); B60K 6/26 (2007.10); B60K 6/38 (2007.10); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 6/543 (2007.10); B60W 10/101 (2012.01); F16H 9/12 (2006.01); F16H 61/662 (2006.01); F16H 59/72 (2006.01); F16H 59/44 (2006.01); F16H 59/48 (2006.01); F16H 61/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/24 (2013.01); B60K 6/26 (2013.01); B60K 6/38 (2013.01); B60K 6/543 (2013.01); B60K 7/0007 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 10/101 (2013.01); F16H 9/12 (2013.01); F16H 61/66231 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/188 (2013.01); F16H 59/44 (2013.01); F16H 59/48 (2013.01); F16H 59/72 (2013.01); F16H 2061/661 (2013.01); F16H 2200/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle provided with an engine, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) coupled to an output shaft of the engine, a motor coupled to a wheel, and an output clutch that transmits power from an output shaft of the CVT and the motor to the wheel includes a controller that is able to switch and execute either of an EV mode that allows, upon disengagement of the output clutch, power outputted from the motor to drive the wheel, and an HEV mode that allows, upon engagement of the output clutch, power outputted from the engine and the motor to drive the wheel, and that, in an adjustment of a gear ratio of the CVT during the EV mode, engages the output clutch and adjusts the gear ratio of the CVT, and thereafter disengages the output clutch before the gear ratio reaches a target gear ratio.

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