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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Hata, Toyota, JP;
Seitoku Kubo, Toyota, JP;
Yutaka Taga, Aichi-gun, JP;
Ryuji Ibaraki, Toyota, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
74661 ; 475-5 ; 477-5 ; 477-8 ;
Abstract
A hybrid drive system for outputting the power of an internal combustion engine and the power of a motor generator through a transmission. The transmission includes an input shaft and an output shaft. The motor generator is arranged to have an input/output motor shaft in parallel with the input shaft and the output shaft. The internal combustion engine is arranged to have its output crankshaft on the same axis as that of the input shaft.