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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Masami Hasegawa, Yokohama, JP;
Haruhisa Tsuchikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Susumu Yoshida, Mitaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle that is capable of suppressing overheating of the second clutch is taught herein. Control is switched between engine-used slip drive control and motor drive control on a basis of a vehicle load such as weight or a road incline gradient. Control methods for hybrid vehicles are also disclosed.