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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Kouki Moriya, Aichi-gun, JP;
Jumpei Kakehi, Toyota, JP;
Hasrul Sany Bin Hashim, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02N 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ECU executes a program including the steps of selecting an engagement mode when start of an engine is requested and when an engine speed is smaller than α; selecting a full drive mode; selecting a stand-by mode when start of the engine is completed; selecting a rotation mode when the engine speed is equal to or smaller than αand greater than α, and selecting the full drive mode when fluctuation is predicted even when a difference Ndiff between rotation of a ring gear and rotation of a pinion gear is greater than a predetermined value β