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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Tomoyuki Maruyama, Tajimi, JP;
Norihiro Yamamura, Miyoshi, JP;
Akiko Nishimine, Toyota, JP;
Ryoki IL, Toyota, JP;
Tomoaki Furukawa, Toyota, JP;
Takeshi Kanayama, Toyota, JP;
Tetsuo Hori, Toyota, JP;
Koji Hayashi, Aichi-gun, JP;
Takeshi Miyagawa, Toyokawa, JP;
Akihiro Sato, Nagoya, JP;
Tomoyuki Maruyama, Tajimi, JP;
Norihiro Yamamura, Miyoshi, JP;
Akiko Nishimine, Toyota, JP;
Ryoki Il, Toyota, JP;
Tomoaki Furukawa, Toyota, JP;
Takeshi Kanayama, Toyota, JP;
Tetsuo Hori, Toyota, JP;
Koji Hayashi, Aichi-gun, JP;
Takeshi Miyagawa, Toyokawa, JP;
Akihiro Sato, Nagoya, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle includes: engine starting means for starting an engine when a need for switching to a 4-wheel drive mode has been forecasted, the hybrid vehicle having a series HV drive mode in which the hybrid vehicle is run with a second electric motor, in the released state of a connecting/disconnecting device, while a first electric motor is operated with a drive force of said engine to generate an electric energy, the control apparatus further including, as said engine starting means, series HV drive controlling means for starting said engine and enlarging a series HV drive mode region for running the hybrid vehicle in said series HV drive mode, so as to cover a portion or an entirety of an original EV drive mode region for running the hybrid vehicle in said EV drive mode, when the need for switching to said 4-wheel drive mode has been forecasted.