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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Atsushi Tabata, Okazaki, JP;
Tooru Matsubara, Toyota, JP;
Koichi Okuda, Toyota, JP;
Kenta Kumazaki, Toyota, JP;
Tatsuya Imamura, Okazaki, JP;
Keita Imai, Toyota, JP;
Takeshi Kitahata, Toyota, JP;
Shunya Kato, Toyota, JP;
Yasuhiro Hiasa, Toyota, JP;
Atsushi Tabata, Okazaki, JP;
Tooru Matsubara, Toyota, JP;
Koichi Okuda, Toyota, JP;
Kenta Kumazaki, Toyota, JP;
Tatsuya Imamura, Okazaki, JP;
Keita Imai, Toyota, JP;
Takeshi Kitahata, Toyota, JP;
Shunya Kato, Toyota, JP;
Yasuhiro Hiasa, Toyota, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A control device of a hybrid vehicle includes an electric motor outputting a running torque at the time of motor running and a starting torque at engine start, in a state of the motor running using even the starting torque, the control device being configured to give a notification of the state to a driver when a charging capacity is smaller than a first predetermined value, and to start an engine when the charging capacity is smaller than a second predetermined value which is smaller than the first predetermined value.