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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1999
Noboru Hattori, Kanagawa, JP;
Shunichi Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichiro Kitada, Tokyo, JP;
Isaya Matsuo, Tokyo, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;
Abstract
In a hybrid vehicle, an internal combustion engine and a first electric propulsion motor are linked to an input axle of a clutch and an input axle of a continuously variable transmission and a second electric propulsion motor are linked to an output axle of the clutch. A propulsion mechanism for transmitting a power from an output axle of the continuously variable transmission to drive axles, a third electric propulsion motor used to drive a hydraulic system of the continuously variable transmission, a battery supply, a power inverter for charging and discharging between the battery supply and the first, second, and third electric propulsion motors, and a controller for controlling operations of the power inverter, the battery supply, the first, second, and third motors, and the continuously variable transmission are provided in the hybrid vehicle.