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Control device for vehicles

US6988974B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateDec 18, 2003
Grant dateJan 24, 2006
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T10/64
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A control device for a vehicle including a motor, an engine, wherein the motor can be drivingly connected with the engine, a torque converter, a transmission mechanism for transmitting the drive torque, which is transmitted via the torque converter from the engine and the motor, to drive wheels, and a controller that controls a driving state of the motor, controls a driving state of the engine, and outputs a torque reduction command for controlling a drive torque of the motor in order to place the drive torque of the motor within a maximum input torque of the transmission mechanism, wherein the maximum input torque is calculated based on a torque ratio of the torque converter when the engine begins driving after the motor begins driving.

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