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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Masakazu Saito, Yamato, JP;
Munetoshi Ueno, Atsugi, JP;
Inventors:
Masakazu Saito, Yamato, JP;
Munetoshi Ueno, Atsugi, JP;
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle is taught herein in which a clutch is disposed between an engine and a motor/generator and disengagement of the clutch is controlled in a coasting drive while dragging the engine. A drive controller engages the clutch so that the vehicle coasts while dragging the engine at a time of coasting deceleration. While coasting, when the stepped transmission of the hybrid vehicle downshifts, the clutch is disengaged during the downshift.