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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7340330 | Hybrid type vehicle driving controller, hybrid type vehicle driving control method and its program The invention has an engine maximum torque calculating processor for calculating plural engine maximum torques showing a maximum value of engine torque, and an engine limit torque calculating processor for calculating a minimum value of the respective engine maximum... | 03/04/2008 |
| 6702053 | Hybrid car By a lean burn operation, a highly efficient operation region is enlarged, the proportion of engine operation in a low torque condition is increased, and the proportion of motor operation using a battery is decreased. It is possible to provide a hybrid ca... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6696815 | Secondary battery control device and control method A motor-generator is connected to a secondary battery via an inverter. The inverter is controlled by a hybrid (HV) ECU. A voltage sensor detects a voltage of each block of the secondary battery. A current value of the secondary battery is detected by a cu... | 02/24/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6679346 | Adaptive demagnetization compensation for a motor in an electric or partially electric motor vehicle In an electric or hybrid electric vehicle, a voltage monitor (102) is directly coupled to a traction motor (38) and/or generator motor (30) to detect a permanent magnet induced voltage within the motor at a predetermined speed and no load condition (300).... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679230 | Diagnostic apparatus for an evaporated fuel system, and vehicle control apparatus for a vehicle equipped with the diagnostic apparatus The present invention provides an evaporated fuel system diagnostic apparatus. The evaporated fuel system diagnostic apparatus includes a malfunction determination unit which determines whether a malfunction occurs in an evaporated fuel system, by introdu... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6672050 | Exhaust gas purification device of an engine An exhaust gas purification device of an engine comprising a particulate filter arranged in an exhaust passage. An electric motor able to impart a vehicle drive power separate from the engine and able to generate electric power from the engine is provided... | 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 |
| 6664751 | Method and arrangement for a controlling strategy for electronic components in a hybrid electric vehicle A method for controlling a cooling arrangement for electronic components in a hybrid electric vehicle is disclosed. The method includes arranging an electronics cooling loop aboard a hybrid electric vehicle in which a DC to DC converter, DC to AC inverter... | 12/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6656082 | Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same In a hybrid vehicle of the present invention, a clutch motor, an assist motor, and an engine are connected via a dual clutch, which includes an inner clutch arranged between an inner shaft and a middle shaft and an outer clutch arranged between the middle... | 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 |
| 6654648 | Technique of monitoring abnormality in plurality of CPUs or controllers The technique of the present invention prevents endless circulation of reset operations of CPUs in a control system including a plurality of CPUs that mutually monitor the opposite CPUs. The plurality of CPUs, which are connected with one another and incl... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6654672 | Control apparatus and control method for hybrid vehicle A control apparatus for a vehicle includes an engine, first and second electric motors, an output shaft connected to a drive wheel 41, a differential gear device, the gear elements of which are connected to the engine, the first and second electric motors... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6625524 | Hybrid vehicle control apparatus and control method A hybrid vehicle control apparatus, in a vehicle having an engine; a first electric motor and a second electric motor; an output shaft connected to a drive wheel; a differential gear device whose gear elements are connected to the engine, the first and se... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6615578 | HC-discharge suppressing device for vehicle and operational method of suppressing discharge of HC The invention provides an HC-discharge suppressing device and an operational method of suppressing the discharge of HC for a vehicle equipped with an engine that has an exhaust system including an HC adsorbent and an HC oxidation catalyst and that is stop... | 09/09/2003 |
