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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2011
Masaaki Tagawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshiki Ito, Shizuoka, JP;
Masakazu Saito, Shizuoka, JP;
Hitoshi Ohkuma, Shizuoka, JP;
Masaaki Tagawa, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshiki Ito, Shizuoka, JP;
Masakazu Saito, Shizuoka, JP;
Hitoshi Ohkuma, Shizuoka, JP;
Suzuki Motor Corporation, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle, a drive control apparatus, and a drive control method to prevent overcharging a battery, and providing an output drive force depending on a driver's request. The drive control apparatus for hybrid vehicles outputs generated power at an internal combustion engine and a motor generator through a power transmission mechanism to drive axles, and includes an output shaft fixing mechanism which fixes an internal combustion engine output shaft to disable rotation. A request drive force setter sets a request drive force depending on a driver's request. A controller executes a control based on a detected battery stored energy level to operate irrespective of a magnitude of the request drive force to stop the internal combustion engine, uses the shaft fixing mechanism to fix the output shaft, and provides travel using generated power from the motor generator.