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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 9/00 (2006.01); B60W 20/20 (2016.01); B60K 6/36 (2007.10); B60K 6/442 (2007.10); B60W 10/02 (2006.01); B60W 10/06 (2006.01); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); F02B 63/04 (2006.01); F16H 37/08 (2006.01); F16H 48/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/20 (2013.01); B60K 6/36 (2013.01); B60K 6/442 (2013.01); B60W 10/02 (2013.01); B60W 10/06 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); F02B 63/04 (2013.01); F16H 37/0806 (2013.01); F16H 37/0833 (2013.01); F16H 48/10 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/92 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/42 (2013.01); Y10S 903/915 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driving force control system for a hybrid vehicle is provided to reduce frequency of engagement and disengagement of engagement devices involved in a shifting operation to a hybrid mode. A controller is configured: to determine whether or not the engine is required to be started; to determine an operating mode to be established after starting the engine; to engage at least one of the first engagement device and the second engagement device to achieve the determined operating mode; and to start the engine while engaging said one of the first engagement device and the second engagement device.