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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Kazuhito Hayashi, Inazawa, JP;
Masaki Okamura, Toyota, JP;
Hideto Hanada, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 6/36 (2007.10); B60W 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In response to a starting instruction of an engineat a gearshift position of a gearshift leverset to a parking position, the engineand motors MGand MGare controlled to motor and start the enginewith output of a torque from the motor MGto keep a rotational position of a rotor in the motor MGat a preset reference position. This arrangement enables the engineto be motored and started even in the state of separation of a ring gear shaftfrom a driveshaftby means of a transmissionand locking of drive wheelsandby means of a parking lock mechanism