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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136617 | Power output apparatus and hybrid vehicle equipped with the same During an operation of an engine, an input limit Swin and an output limit Swout of a battery are set to a power demand-based input limit Wp*, which depends on a power demand P*, and to an accelerator opening-based output limit Wacc, which depends on an accelerator o... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8002057 | Hybrid drive system A hybrid drive system includes an input member connected to an engine; an output member connected to a wheel; a first rotating electric machine; a second rotating electric machine; a differential gearing; a controller that controls the first rotating electric machin... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7753150 | Control system for a hybrid electric vehicle to anticipate the need for a mode change A parallel hybrid electric vehicle method and system including an internal combustion engine (ICE), an electric traction motor/generator, and a controller. A control strategy is provided to prevent unpredicted or undesired engine starts by anticipating the need for ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7610974 | Hybrid vehicle and control method of hybrid vehicle In a hybrid vehicle where an engine, a first motor, and a driveshaft are all connected to a planetary gear mechanism and the driveshaft is further linked to a second motor, when a battery is in an unchargeable state in the release of both an accelerator and a brake ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7562732 | Method for operating a hybrid motor vehicle A method for operating a hybrid motor vehicle which has an internal combustion engine and at least one electric machine is provided. When turning off the internal combustion engine and/or when starting the internal combustion engine, a torque characteristic of the e... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7419020 | Electrical energy system in a hybrid car An electrical energy system (1) in a hybrid car comprises an electrical motor (3), a capacitor (4) and a battery (5). The capacitor (4) is connected electrically to the electrical motor (3) and the capacitor (4) is sw... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7351265 | Hybrid drive assembly for a vehicle, in particular a scooter A hybrid drive assembly (1) for a vehicle having at least one drive wheel (2), the drive assembly including an internal combustion engine (3); a transmission unit (5) interposed between a drive shaft (4) of the internal combustion ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7308960 | Vehicle drive train unit and vehicle drive train system A vehicle drive train and drive train system is provided to simplify wire harness including power cables and reduce power loss in an engine-motor hybrid vehicle drive train system. The drive train and system includes some wheels driven by an engine, and other wheels... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7231994 | Hybrid vehicle with integral generator for auxiliary loads A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine coupled to a combined starter/motor/generator which is, in turn, coupled to a transmission of the vehicle. The starter/motor/generator is coupled to a high voltage battery pack via an inverter and to a deployab... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7121366 | Fuel cell vehicle A fuel cell vehicle is provided in which a fuel cylinder and a fuel cell stack are arranged so that the barycentric position is kept low and load is appropriately shared between the front and rear wheels. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115064 | Method for controlling a hybrid vehicle A method for controlling a wheel drive system of a hybrid electric vehicle when starting a power source. The hybrid electric vehicle includes first and second power sources, a motor, and a power transfer unit adapted to drive a vehicle wheel. The method includes det... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6700213 | Control system for a hybrid vehicle in which output from the engine is assisted by the motor based on air-fuel ratio determination A control system provided in a hybrid vehicle with a combustion engine for outputting a driving force, an electric motor for generating a force for assisting the output from the engine, depending on driving conditions, a power storage unit for storing ele... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6700268 | Rotational electric machine and a vehicle loaded therewith A rotational electric machine in which a rotor having different-polarity field magnets arranged alternately in a rotational direction is divided axially into two rotor portions so that the axial position of one of the two rotor portions is changed relativ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6695736 | Hybrid drive apparatus with independent output distribution A hybrid four-axis drive apparatus has an engine and a generator on a first axis, a motor on a second axis, a counter gear mechanism on a third axis, and a differential device on a fourth axis. The engine and the generator are connected to the countershaf... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6696812 | Control apparatus for electric motor A control apparatus controls a voltage applied to an AC motor from a power converter with a PWM signal, and has two different magnetic pole position-estimating units which estimate a rotor magnetic pole position of the AC motor, and has a switching unit w... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695082 | Vehicle having an electrical machine optionally coupling with a transmission input shaft or output shaft A vehicle having a transmission for transmitting a torque from a drive machine to drive wheels, with the transmission having a transmission output shaft and a transmission input shaft, in which the torque can be transmitted from the drive machine to the t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692394 | Hybrid driving device A hybrid driving device including an engine shaft, a motor shaft, and a countershaft. A parking gear, which has been conventionally placed on the countershaft, is placed on the engine shaft to reduce torque loads applied to parts associated with a parking... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6691809 | Power output apparatus, motor vehicle including power output apparatus and control methods thereof At a time of backward movement, a ring gear shaft, and thus a front axle, is disconnected from a planetary gear by a clutch, and a carrier and a ring gear, and thus, a crank shaft and a sun gear shaft, are connected to each other by the clutch, whereby a ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6691807 | Hybrid electric vehicle with variable displacement engine A hybrid electric vehicle 10 having a propulsion system 12 which integrates a motor-generator 14 and a variable displacement internal combustion engine 16. Motor-generator 14 and engine 16 are each operatively coupled to drive train 17 of vehicle 10, and ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6692402 | Drive control apparatus for oil pump The present invention provides a drive control apparatus for driving an electric oil pump by supplying it with a predetermined operating voltage so as to decrease a load on the electric oil pump. The drive control apparatus detects a clutch hydraulic pres... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6679796 | Transmission unit for hybrid vehicle In a transmission unit for a hybrid vehicle, an electromagnetic clutch, a motor, and a continuously variable transmission CVT are disposed in the transmission unit and a resolver to detect a position of a rotor of the motor is disposed on an input axle to... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6678972 | Hybrid construction equipment A hybrid construction equipment capable of sufficiently exhibiting performance of a battery with strategic arrangement of the apparatuses being carried out is provided. For this purpose, the hybrid construction equipment includes, on an upper revolving su... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6677725 | Power source system for vehicle A power source system for a vehicle includes a generator for producing a power. The system includes a first battery for being charged by the generator to supply a power of a first voltage to a first load. The system includes a second battery for supplying... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6675078 | Method and arrangement for controlling a vehicle The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement for controlling a motor vehicle having an integrated electric machine which generates electric as well as mechanical power. In the context of a hierarchal control structure having several logic comp... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6668963 | Vehicle with high voltage power source mounted thereon, power source controller, method of starting such vehicle, and method of utilizing high voltage power source A vehicle with a high voltage power source mounted thereon has a diversity of protection mechanisms to protect the driver and mechanics from potential accidents. Even in the case of a subtle erroneous operation or detection, one of such mechanisms cuts of... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6669452 | Compressor with built-in motor mounted on engine of mobile structure Separated seating members are used to mount a compressor onto an engine of a mobile structure. The compressor has a compressing mechanism and an electric motor, which are accommodated in a case, and the separated seating members embrace and fix the case b... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6668953 | Power train having an internal combustion engine, energy converter, clutch, and accessory A power train for a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine, a power transmission, and an energy converter positioned between the engine and the transmission. A first clutch is positioned between the engine and the energy converter and a sec... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6664651 | Engine on idle arbitration for a hybrid electric vehicle This invention is a method and system for determining whether the engine should be running in a Hybrid Electric Vehicle during vehicle idle conditions. Specifically, a controller determines if the vehicle is in idle and if engine operation is necessary. T... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6662891 | Vehicle power source device wherein cooling air is introduced into battery casing through opening formed through vehicle floor An electric power source device including a plurality of battery cells accommodated within a battery casing installed on an automotive vehicle, such that the battery cells are cooled air introduced from a compartment of the vehicle into the battery casing... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6661109 | Electric generating system for automobiles and its control method The present invention provides a vehicle driving apparatus capable of being mounted easily even in a narrow space such as under-floor of the vehicle. The vehicle driving apparatus comprises a first and a second generators driven by an engine for driving f... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6662096 | Vehicle drive system and vehicle controlling method A minimum needed power is computed by adding a reserve drive power to a target drive power, a best fuel cost-performance rotation speed is computed based on the target drive power and the best fuel cost-performance power characteristics of an engine (1), ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6659069 | Method of starting a cylinder injection engine A starting method of an engine wherein a fuel is directly injected into a combustion chamber, the engine having a starter for starting up the engine, the starting method including the steps of actuating the starter and injecting a fuel in a compression st... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6656069 | Transmission unit A transmission unit includes a transmission mechanism and a hydraulic control valve unit for controlling the transmission mechanism. The hydraulic control valve unit is disposed at a plane parallel to an axis of the transmission mechanism. A housing enclo... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655485 | Hybrid drive system wherein clutch in engaged when engine speed has exceeded motor speed upon switching from motor drive mode to engine drive mode A hybrid vehicle drive system including (a) an engine, (b) an electric motor, (c) a planetary gear device having a first rotary element connected to the engine, a second rotary element connected to the electric motor and connected through a first clutch t... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6656083 | Hybrid drive system A hybrid drive system comprises an oil pump for forcing an operating oil to a transmission, an engine operationally connected to the oil-operated transmission through a first clutch, a battery-operated traction motor operationally connected to the transmi... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6651436 | Hybrid vehicle control apparatus A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle of the present invention determines whether a brake switch flag F_BKSW is "1" or not (step S101), and in the case where the brake is on ("yes"), obtains a deceleration regeneration computation value DECRGN by table... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6647326 | Driving control device of vehicle A driving control device of a vehicle including an automatic transmission with a hydraulic control device which hydraulically controls an engagement of the frictional engagement element, a mechanical oil pump which is driven by the engine and supplies hyd... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6646429 | Current detection device, method of detecting electric current and power supply system using the same A current detection device, a power supply system and a method for detecting electric current is disclosed as including an electric conductor 10 which has first, second and third conductor components 11, 12, 13 extending from a diverging point O in three ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641501 | Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle control apparatus is provided, wherein an unpleasant sensation is not imparted to a driver depressing an accelerator pedal at the time of departure. In a hybrid vehicle control apparatus with an engine and a motor as the drive sources, an... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640917 | Power transmission mechanism A power transmission mechanism which is capable of employing one electric motor as a drive source for driving drive wheels and as a drive source for cranking an engine, thereby making it possible to reduce manufacturing costs of the hybrid vehicle, and pr... | 11/04/2003 |
