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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
May. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Tatsuya Ozeki, Torrance, CA (US);
Hiroatsu Endo, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Tatsuya Ozeki, Torrance, CA (US);
Hiroatsu Endo, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control system for a hybrid drive unit wherein an assist prime mover is connected through a transmission mechanism to an output member to which a torque outputted by a main prime mover is transmitted, a torque of said assist prime mover is limited within a preset range. Specifically, said torque is limited to an upper limit side in case the speed of said assist prime mover exceeds the preset value, and a lower limit value of the torque of the assist prime mover is set in case the output torque of said assist prime mover acts as a driving torque.