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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2012
Tomoya Matsubara, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuyuki Shiiba, Miyoshi, JP;
Tomoya Matsubara, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuyuki Shiiba, Miyoshi, JP;
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A drive control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with a differential device including four rotary elements; and an engine, first and second electric motors and an output rotary member which are respectively connected to the four rotary elements. One of the four rotary elements is constituted by a rotary component of a first differential mechanism and a rotary component of a second differential mechanism selectively connected through a clutch, and one of the rotary components is selectively fixed to a stationary member through a brake. The drive control device stops a rotation of the engine by using the clutch or the brake when an engine speed is reduced for making a shift from an engine drive mode in which the engine is driven for running to a motor drive mode; engages the clutch or the brake to reduce the engine speed to zero after the first electric motor is used for reducing the engine speed. The first electric motor provides a feedback control such that the engine speed is reduced toward a target speed set in advance to a value larger than zero.