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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2006
Gaetan Rocq, La Boissiere-Ecole, FR;
Yvan Le Neindre, Paris, FR;
Cedric Launay, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR;
Gaetan Rocq, La Boissiere-Ecole, FR;
Yvan Le Neindre, Paris, FR;
Cedric Launay, Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR;
Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA, Velizy Villacoublay, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of transmitting power between a shaft of a heat engine and a wheel axle shaft of a hybrid vehicle. The inventive method involves the use of: a power transmission device comprising an electric machine which is connected to (i) the heat engine by means of a clutch and (ii) a wheel axle shaft; and a starting system which is mechanically independent of the electric machine and which is connected to the heat engine. According to the invention, the heat engine is started by applying a torque to the shaft simultaneously using the starting system and the clutch.