Invention Grant
US07958960B2 Driving force control apparatus for a vehicle that drives wheel units independently
有权
用于独立驱动车轮单元的车辆的驱动力控制装置
- Patent Title: Driving force control apparatus for a vehicle that drives wheel units independently
- Patent Title (中): 用于独立驱动车轮单元的车辆的驱动力控制装置
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Application No.: US12095417Application Date: 2006-11-29
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Publication No.: US07958960B2Publication Date: 2011-06-14
- Inventor: Ryoji Mizutani , Michitaka Tsuchida , Tomohiro Fukushima , Masafumi Sakuma
- Applicant: Ryoji Mizutani , Michitaka Tsuchida , Tomohiro Fukushima , Masafumi Sakuma
- Applicant Address: JP Aichi-Ken JP Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha,Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha,Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Aichi-Ken JP Aichi-ken
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2005-345033 20051130
- International Application: PCT/JP2006/324323 WO 20061129
- International Announcement: WO2007/064025 WO 20070607
- Main IPC: B60K1/02
- IPC: B60K1/02

Abstract:
Right front wheel units (FL, FR) are driven independently by motor generators (MGL, MGR). A power control unit (1) is provided common to the motor generators (MGL, MGR) and integrally controls driving them. Each motor generator (MGL, MGR) and the power control unit (1) are selectively connected by switch circuits (SWL, SWR). The switch circuits (SWL, SWR) are switched by an ECU (3), as appropriate, in accordance with how the vehicle (100) is currently traveling (i.e., a driving force that the vehicle is required to output, and a direction in which the vehicle is traveling). In other words, the vehicle (100) can selectively implement traveling with the left and right front wheel units (FL, FR) both serving as driving wheel units, and traveling with only one of the left and right front wheel units (FL, FR) serving as a driving wheel unit, depending on how the vehicle is currently traveling.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100004090A1 DRIVING FORCE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE THAT DRIVES WHEEL UNITS INDEPENDENTLY Public/Granted day:2010-01-07
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