Vehicle drive device
US9446760B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S903/947
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vehicle drive device having a control device making another first planetary gear device constituent member and a second planetary gear device constituent member non-rotatable by a brake to perform electric motor running for running with power of a second electric motor while an engine is put into a non-drive state, when the engine is started during the electric motor running the control device causing a first electric motor to rotate the engine while the other first planetary gear device constituent member and the one second planetary gear device constituent member are kept non-rotatable by the brake, and when the brake is released after start of the engine, the control device controlling the first electric motor before release of the brake so a torque applied to the brake due to power of the engine reaches a magnitude balancing with a torque applied to the brake due to a running load.
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