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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2013
Applicants:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Jatco Ltd, Fuji-shi, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Kouichi Mori, Ayase, JP;
Shigeru Tomoda, Atsugi, JP;
Assignees:
NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., Yokohama-shi, JP;
JATCO LTD, Fuji-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 20/40 (2016.01); B60K 6/485 (2007.10); B60W 20/00 (2016.01); B60W 10/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/40 (2013.01); B60K 6/485 (2013.01); B60W 10/026 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0233 (2013.01); B60W 2510/244 (2013.01); Y02T 10/6226 (2013.01); Y10S 903/902 (2013.01); Y10T 477/32 (2015.01);
Abstract
A torque assist using a motor generator mechanically coupled to an output shaft of an engine via a belt is prohibited during a lock-up transition from a state where a lock-up clutch is released to a state where the lock-up clutch is engaged, and the torque assist using the motor generator is permitted when a condition for the execution of the torque assist is satisfied except during the lock-up transition.