Assist control apparatus for hybrid vehicle
US6687603B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/919
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In an assist control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle comprising an engine as a drive source of the vehicle, and a motor assisting drive of the engine in accordance with driving conditions of the vehicle, the engine is a cylinder deactivating engine switchable between a normal operation and a cylinder deactivating operation, and there is provided a cylinder resumption assist judgment device which judges whether the drive of the engine should be assisted by the motor, when the engine shifts from the cylinder deactivating operation to the normal operation, and when the cylinder resumption assist judgment device judges a resumption from the cylinder deactivated condition, and judges that a throttle opening is larger than a predetermined value, drive of the engine is assisted by the motor.
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