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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Shinichiro Joe, Yokohama, JP;
Tadashi Okuda, Hadano, JP;
Inventors:
Shinichiro Joe, Yokohama, JP;
Tadashi Okuda, Hadano, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/00 (2007.10);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An engine of a hybrid vehicle is lift started by reducing a rotational speed of a motor/generator of the hybrid vehicle by adjusting a gearshift ratio of a transmission coupled to the motor/generator, and engaging a clutch to couple the engine, while in a stopped state, to the rotating motor/generator for imparting the rotation to the engine.