Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drive system for hybrid vehicle
- Patent Title (中): 混合动力汽车驱动系统
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Application No.: US14648019Application Date: 2012-11-30
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Publication No.: US09562481B2Publication Date: 2017-02-07
- Inventor: Tooru Matsubara , Kenta Kumazaki , Tatsuya Imamura , Takeshi Kitahata , Yasuhiro Hiasa , Atsushi Tabata
- Applicant: Tooru Matsubara , Kenta Kumazaki , Tatsuya Imamura , Takeshi Kitahata , Yasuhiro Hiasa , Atsushi Tabata
- Applicant Address: JP Toyota-shi
- Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Toyota-shi
- Agency: Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
- International Application: PCT/JP2012/081197 WO 20121130
- International Announcement: WO2014/083705 WO 20140605
- Main IPC: F02D29/02
- IPC: F02D29/02 ; B60K6/445 ; B60K6/365 ; B60W10/06 ; B60W10/10 ; B60W20/00 ; F16H3/72 ; B60K6/547 ; B60W10/08 ; F16H37/08

Abstract:
In a drive system, a first differential mechanism transmits engine rotation, a second differential mechanism connects the first differential mechanism with drive wheels, and a switching device changes a speed ratio of the first differential mechanism. The second differential mechanism has first, second, and third rotational elements, which connect respectively to the first differential mechanism, a first rotating machine, and a second rotating machine. In a first running condition, the vehicle runs using the second rotating machine as a power source, while differentially operating the first differential mechanism. In a second running condition, the vehicle runs using the second rotating machine as a power source, without differentially operating the first differential mechanism. A region in which the vehicle runs in the second running condition in the case where the engine cannot start by itself is larger than that in the case where the engine can start by itself.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150322872A1 DRIVE SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2015-11-12
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