Hybrid vehicle clutch control device
US9096224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/902
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The clutch control device for a hybrid vehicle comprises an engine, an automated manual transmission, a clutch device and a clutch actuator concluding an output rod and a master cylinder which generates a hydraulic pressure therein by closing an idle port in response to the stroke of the output rod, a slave cylinder in fluid communication with the master cylinder through a passage and controlling the clutch device to be in engagement state or disengagement state operated by the hydraulic pressure generated by the master cylinder and a clutch engagement state holding control portion for temporarily holding the clutch device to be in the engagement state by operating the master cylinder to close the idle port after the engagement state under the vehicle being running under a motor drive mode continued for a predetermined time.
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