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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353895 | Vehicle transmission with selectively-engageable electric motor A vehicle having a transmission for transmitting a torque from a drive machine to drive wheels, with the transmission having an transmission output shaft and a transmission input shaft, in which the torque can be transmitted from the drive machine to the transmissio... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7278503 | Operating apparatus for a working industrial vehicle A two-way clutch is provided between an engine and a generator motor. Further, a battery and a cargo handling pump are provided. The generator motor is set to either a generator mode or an electric motor mode. When a cargo handling load (detected by a sensor) is sma... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7222686 | Drive train for series/parallel hybrid vehicle A drive train for a hybrid vehicle is described herein. The drive train includes an electric motor having a rotor linked to a ground contacting wheel of the vehicle, a combustion engine that may be selectively connected to the ground contacting wheel and an electric... | 05/29/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6692405 | Power transmission apparatus for an automobile Disclosed is a power transmission apparatus for an automobile comprising an engine 1, a generator 15 driven by an output of the engine 1, and a motor 29 driven by a generation output of the generator 15 and a discharge output of a battery 47, wherein a cl... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6668954 | Electric hybrid vehicle A vehicle having an electric hybrid power system. By The vehicle includes an electric motor and an engine, both of which are drivably connectable to propel the vehicle. The vehicle further includes a battery for powering the electric motor and a single ge... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6663524 | Hybrid power system A hybrid power system, comprising a first power unit, a secondary shaft, a speed converter, a clutch, and an electric motor. The first power unit has a primary shaft. The secondary shaft is driven by the primary shaft in a rotational movement. The speed c... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659910 | Hybrid power system with continuously variable speed A hybrid power system with continuously variable speed, comprising a first power unit, a secondary shaft, a speed converter, a clutch, a second transmission device, and an electric motor. The first power unit has a primary shaft. The secondary shaft is dr... | 12/09/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6625525 | Vehicle drive system and controlling method thereof A controller (10, 11, 12) computes a virtual generated power, this being the power generated by a generator (2) when an engine (1) and the generator (2) are controlled so that the power generated by the generator (2) coincides with the power consumption o... | 09/23/2003 |
| 4646896 | Drive system A propulsion system for a vehicle provides for a drive shaft to be powered by an electric motor or an internal combustion engine, the motor being permanently coupled to the drive shaft and the engine engageable with the shaft by a clutch. Engine speed is ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4588040 | Hybrid power system for driving a motor vehicle A triple hybrid power system for driving a motor vehicle utilizing an internal combustion engine to drive an electric generator to charge a bank of batteries that provide electrical energy to drive an electric motor/generator that supplies power to a plan... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4438342 | Novel hybrid electric vehicle By utilizing, in a hybrid (electrical-heat engine) vehicle an alternator which is totally free of elemental iron in its magnetic circuit, the alternator (with appropriate rectification means) can be connected, selectively, in series, parallel or in lieu o... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4335429 | Control apparatus for engine/electric hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, a relatively large motor/generator and a relatively small motor/generator, which are controlled by a microcomputer based on the required torque of the vehicle as a function of time. When the engine... | 06/15/1982 |
