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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1997
Atsushi Tabata, Okazaki, JP;
Yutaka Taga, Aichi-ken, JP;
Ryuji Ibaraki, Toyota, JP;
Hiroshi Hata, Toyota, JP;
Tsuyoshi Mikami, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
Apparatus for controlling a vehicle hybrid drive system having a transmission disposed between a vehicle drive wheel and an assembly of an engine and a motor/generator, the apparatus including a torque reduction control device for reducing an input torque of the transmission during a shifting action of the transmission, wherein the torque reduction control device includes a first torque reducing device for reducing the input torque by controlling the engine, a second torque reducing device for reducing the input torque by controlling the motor/generator, and a torque reduction mode selecting device for enabling the first torque reducing device and/or the second torque reducing device to operate to reduce the input torque, according to a predetermined selecting condition.