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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2013
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya-shi, JP;
Aisin Aw Co., Ltd., Anjo-shi, JP;
Yoshitomi Haneda, Anjo, JP;
Hiroshi Imai, Nissin, JP;
Tokiyoshi Kida, Nagoya, JP;
Tomoo Atarashi, Kariya, JP;
Shigeki Takami, Anjo, JP;
Masaki Nomura, Anjo, JP;
Takafumi Koshida, Anjo, JP;
AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kariya-shi, JP;
AISIN AW CO., LTD., Anjo-shi, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid driving apparatus includes an engine configured to output a rotation driving force to an output shaft; an input shaft configured to rotate in association with rotation of driving wheels of a vehicle; a clutch that is provided between the output shaft and the input shaft to disengageably connect the output shaft and the input shaft; a clutch actuator configured to operate the clutch; a motor generator configured to rotate in association with rotation of the input shaft; a rust formation determining unit configured to determine whether there is a possibility of a rust formation on the clutch; and a rust formation suppressing unit configured to operate the clutch actuator in a case where the rust formation determining unit determines that there is the possibility of the rust formation on the clutch.