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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Tomoya Takahashi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kazuhiro Irie, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Kazushi Konno, Chita, JP;
Tomoya Takahashi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kazuhiro Irie, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Kazushi Konno, Chita, JP;
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
A hybrid driving apparatus includes a diesel engine outfitted with an exhaust brake, and a clutch between the diesel engine and a hybrid motor. The exhaust brake is shiftable between an operational state and a non-operational state, and a switch is operable to change the exhaust brake from the non-operational state to the operational state. The switch is configured to automatically change the exhaust brake which is in the operational state while the vehicle is turned on to the non-operational state when the vehicle is turned off. The clutch is automatically changed from an engaged condition, in which the diesel engine and the hybrid motor are connected, to the disengaged condition, in which the diesel engine and the hybrid motor are disconnected, when the vehicle decelerates while the exhaust brake is in the non-operational state.