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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2010
Koji Hayashi, Aichi-gun, JP;
Takeshi Kanayama, Toyota, JP;
Tetsuo Hori, Toyota, JP;
Ryoki Ii, Toyota, JP;
Tomoaki Furukawa, Toyota, JP;
Akiko Nishimine, Toyota, JP;
Takeshi Miyagawa, Toyokawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Maruyama, Tajimi, JP;
Norihiro Yamamura, Miyoshi, JP;
Akihiro Sato, Nagoya, JP;
Koji Hayashi, Aichi-gun, JP;
Takeshi Kanayama, Toyota, JP;
Tetsuo Hori, Toyota, JP;
Ryoki Ii, Toyota, JP;
Tomoaki Furukawa, Toyota, JP;
Akiko Nishimine, Toyota, JP;
Takeshi Miyagawa, Toyokawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Maruyama, Tajimi, JP;
Norihiro Yamamura, Miyoshi, JP;
Akihiro Sato, Nagoya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A vehicle hybrid drive device having an EV running mode enabling a vehicle to run only with a second rotating machine used as a drive power source while an engine is disconnected from a drive power transmission path, a series HEV running mode enabling the vehicle to run only with the second rotating machine used as the drive power source while a first rotating machine is rotationally driven to generate electricity by the engine disconnected from the drive power transmission path, and a parallel HEV running mode enabling the vehicle to run with the engine and at least one of the first and second rotating machines used as the drive power sources while the engine is connected to the drive power transmission path. If a driver desires power-performance-oriented running or fuel-efficiency-oriented running, the range for selecting the series HEV running mode is made narrower or wider, respectively, than usual.