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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Tagami, Wako, JP;
Shinsuke Shimoda, Wako, JP;
Takashi Kashimura, Wako, JP;
Hiroaki Shinoki, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hybrid vehicle includes a battery, a generation unit having an internal combustion engine and a generator configured to supply electric power generated to a motor or the battery, the motor, and a mount which connects the internal combustion engine to a vehicle body. An internal combustion engine control device for the vehicle includes a generation unit activation determination portion which determines whether or not the generation unit needs to be activated to operate, a mount displacement quantity deriving portion which derives a mount displacement quantity indicating an extended/contracted length of the mount, and an internal combustion engine control portion which prohibits a start of the internal combustion engine a case the mount displacement quantity exceeds a threshold.