Hybrid vehicle drive system having two motor/generator units and engine starting means
US5934395A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/951
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hybrid drive system for a motor vehicle, including an engine operated by combustion of a fuel, a first motor/generator, a distributing mechanism for mechanically distributing an output of the engine to the first motor/generator and an output member, a second motor/generator whose rotary force is transferred to a power transmitting path between the output member and a drive wheel of the motor vehicle, and wherein an engine starting device is provided for operating the first motor/generator to crank the engine through the distributing mechanism, for thereby starting the engine.
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