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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2009
Hiroshi Sato, Susono, JP;
Osamu Komeda, Mishima, JP;
Sachio Toyora, Numazu, JP;
Mitsuhiro Tabata, Sunto-gun, JP;
Koji Murakami, Susono, JP;
Junichi Morimura, Sunto-gun, JP;
Hiroshi Sato, Susono, JP;
Osamu Komeda, Mishima, JP;
Sachio Toyora, Numazu, JP;
Mitsuhiro Tabata, Sunto-gun, JP;
Koji Murakami, Susono, JP;
Junichi Morimura, Sunto-gun, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle driving apparatus that can execute cranking of an internal combustion engine by transmitting a mechanical power from a rotor of a motor to an engine output shaft without executing an engaging/disengaging operation of a clutch. A driving apparatus of a hybrid vehicle includes a first speed change mechanism capable of receiving mechanical power from an engine output shaft by a first input shaft and transmitting the mechanical power to drive wheels, a second speed change mechanism capable of receiving the mechanical power from the engine output shaft and a rotor by a second input shaft engaged with the rotor and transmitting the mechanical power to the drive wheels, a first clutch capable of engaging the engine output shaft with the first input shaft, and a second clutch capable of engaging the engine output shaft with the second input shaft.