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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2007
Applicant:
Kaori Tanishima, Isehara, JP;
Inventor:
Kaori Tanishima, Isehara, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drive state shift control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle and a control method for a hybrid vehicle smoothly perform a shift in drive state in accordance with an operating state by a mode shift and a gear shift. When an accelerator operation causes a mode shift request and a gear shift request at substantially the same time, vehicle information including at least one of the vehicle speed and the engine load is used to determine the sequence of the shifts based on the competing interests of shock control and responsiveness.