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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2021
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo, JP;
Shinya Kitai, Toyota, JP;
Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Nagakute, JP;
Kazuki Kojima, Anjo, JP;
Hironori Sugiura, Anjo, JP;
Ryuki Sakamoto, Anjo, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Anjo, JP;
Abstract
A drive apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes: (a) a hybrid drive unit having (a-1) an automatic transmission, (a-2) a first rotating machine and (a-3) an engine connected to the first rotating machine through a hydraulically-operated connecting/disconnecting device; (b) an electric drive unit including a second rotating machine; and (c) a hybrid control device configured, in event of an anomaly that disables a shift control of the automatic transmission, to generate an electric power by causing the first rotating machine to be rotated by the engine and drive the hybrid vehicle to run by causing the second rotating machine of the electric drive unit to be operated with use of the generated electric power, in a state in which a power transmission through the automatic transmission is cut off and the connecting/disconnecting device is engaged.