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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2008
Applicant:
Sumikazu Shamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Inventor:
Sumikazu Shamoto, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drive force output apparatus has a controller that sets an upper limit of power allowed to be consumed by an auxiliary based on at least a reference power storage amount corresponding to the reference of the range in which the power storage amount of a power storage is monitored and controls a power generator, an electric motor, and the auxiliary such that drive force corresponding to target drive force is output to a drive shaft while the power consumed by the auxiliary remains equal to or smaller than the upper limit.