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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2013
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Akio Futatsudera, Wako, JP;
Youichirou Fukao, Wako, JP;
Toshimi Kaneko, Wako, JP;
Masanori Matsushita, Wako, JP;
Naoyuki Tanaka, Wako, JP;
Hideaki Tsukahara, Wako, JP;
Yohei Takeda, Wako, JP;
Yuichiro Yamazaki, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle determines whether or not the drive mode thereof is shifted from a series drive to an engine direct coupled drive with a power transmission engaging/disengaging portion applied, derives a rotational speed at a drive wheel side of the power transmission engaging/disengaging portion which corresponds to a driving speed as an applying rotational speed of an internal combustion engine at which the power transmission engaging/disengaging portion is applied, and applies the power transmission engaging/disengaging portion by controlling the operation of the internal combustion engine when a difference in rotational speed between the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine and the applying rotational speed becomes equal to or smaller than a predetermined value after the shift to the engine direct coupled drive is determined.