US5495906A
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Controller of hybrid electric vehicle
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1994-01-24
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Granted: 1996-03-05
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Expires: 2014-01-24
Abstract
Abstract A motor continuously drives rear wheels during medium and low-speed running, while an engine drives front wheels in a high-speed running area. In this case, transfer of an engine-generated driving force to wheels is controlled by a transmission. In a medium- or low-speed running area, the engine is used only for power generation and engine-driven running is not carried out.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Furutani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 14:07
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60W; B60W20/00; B60K; B60K6/00; B60K6/20; B60K6/42; B60K6/44; B60K6/442; B60K6/50; B60K6/52; B60L; B60L50/00; B60L50/10; B60L50/50; B60L50/60; B60L50/61; B60W10/00; B60W10/02; B60W10/04; B60W10/06; B60W10/08; B60W10/24; B60W10/26; B60K17/00; B60K17/34; B60K17/356; B60K23/00; B60K23/08; B60K23/0808; B60W2520/00; B60W2520/10; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/62; Y02T10/70; Y02T10/7072; Y10; Y10S; Y10S903/00; Y10S903/902; Y10S903/903; Y10S903/904; Y10S903/915; Y10S903/916; Y10S903/946
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
216 words
A controller of a hybrid electric vehicle having an engine and a motor for controlling driving of the engine and the motor, comprising: a battery for supplying electric power to the motor; motor-generated driving-force transfer means for transferring the driving force generated by the motor to wheels; a power generator driven by the engine to supply generated electric power to the battery; engine-generated driving-force transfer means for transferring the driving force generated by the engine to wheels; running state detection means for detecting a vehicle running state; and control means for controlling whether to transfer a driving force generated by an engine to a generator or wheels in accordance with a detected vehicle running state, wherein the control means transfers the driving force generated by the engine when said running state is a predetermined value or more, transfers the driving force generated by the motor to wheels when said running state is less than the predetermined value, and transfers the driving force generated by the engine to the power generator, and wherein the control means sets a period for transferring the driving forces generated by both the engine and motor to wheels when said running state changes from a value equal to or less than a predetermined value to a value larger than the predetermined value.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
216 words
A controller of a hybrid electric vehicle having an engine and a motor for controlling driving of the engine and the motor, comprising: a battery for supplying electric power to the motor; motor-generated driving-force transfer means for transferring the driving force generated by the motor to wheels; a power generator driven by the engine to supply generated electric power to the battery; engine-generated driving-force transfer means for transferring the driving force generated by the engine to wheels; running state detection means for detecting a vehicle running state; and control means for controlling whether to transfer a driving force generated by an engine to a generator or wheels in accordance with a detected vehicle running state, wherein the control means transfers the driving force generated by the engine when said running state is a predetermined value or more, transfers the driving force generated by the motor to wheels when said running state is less than the predetermined value, and transfers the driving force generated by the engine to the power generator, and wherein the control means sets a period for transferring the driving forces generated by both the engine and motor to wheels when said running state changes from a value equal to or less than a predetermined value to a value larger than the predetermined value.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
The controller of the hybrid electric vehicle according to claim 1 wherein the motor-generated driving-force transfer means transfers a driving force to any one of front and rear wheels and the engine-generated driving-force transfer means transfers a driving force to that one of front and rear wheels to which the motor-generated driving force is not transferred.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The controller of the hybrid electric vehicle according to claim 1 wherein the running state detection means detects vehicle speed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The controller of the hybrid electric vehicle according to claim 1 wherein the running state detection means detects both vehicle speed and vehicle load.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The controller of the hybrid electric vehicle according to claim 4 wherein the control means transfers the driving force generated by the engine to the power generator when vehicle speed is the predetermined value or less and changes the quantity of electric power generated by the power generator in accordance with vehicle load.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
The controller of the hybrid electric vehicle according to claim 5 wherein the control means transfers the driving force generated by the engine to wheels when vehicle speed is larger than the predetermined value, stops transfer of the driving force generated by the engine to the power generator, and also stops transfer of the driving force generated by the motor to wheels.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The controller of the hybrid electric vehicle according to claim 6 wherein the predetermined value of vehicle speed is changed in accordance with vehicle load.
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