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6558289 Hybrid vehicle  
A hybrid vehicle having an engine, a starter, a motor/generator, a driving shaft, a compound planetary-gear device and a vehicle control device is disclosed. The vehicle control device is used for...
6558290 Method for stopping an engine in a parallel hybrid electric vehicle  
The invention provides a strategy to stop a parallel HEV powertrain engine while maintaining smooth vehicle response to driver demand using the motor while simultaneously opening an engine...
6557656 Driving system and vehicle  
In a driving system comprising an engine, a plurality of motor-generators and a plurality of coaxial differential mechanisms, rotating output axes of the plurality of motor-generators are disposed...
6557657 Add-on disc assembly for bicycle hub  
An apparatus and method for mounting a disc assembly to a bicycle wheel's hub. The disc assembly is clamped to the hub using a backing member in the form of a split washer assembly. Bolts connect...
6554088 Hybrid vehicles  
A hybrid vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, a traction motor, a starter motor, and a battery bank, all controlled by a microprocessor in accordance with the vehicle's instantaneous...
6553287 Hybrid electric vehicle control strategy to achieve maximum wide open throttle acceleration performance  
The invention is a controller for a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) to meet driver expectation when forward wide open throttle (WOT) acceleration is requested while optimizing the total powertrain...
6550557 Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle  
A control apparatus provided in a hybrid vehicle having a combustion engine for outputting a driving force, an electric motor for generating a force for assisting the output from the engine,...
6549832 Control device for controlling front and rear wheel drive vehicle  
A control device 6 for a front and rear wheel drive vehicle wherein one of a front wheel pair and a rear wheel pair is driven with an engine 3 and the other one of the front and rear wheel...
6549840 Vehicle control apparatus for front and rear drive ratio on the basis of operator's desired vehicle drive force and static and dynamic vehicle states  
A vehicle control apparatus for controlling a four-wheel-drive automotive vehicle of a type which comprises a first drive power source for driving one of a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear...
6543561 Drive systems for a motor vehicle and methods for operating the same  
The invention relates to drive systems for a motor vehicle, with an internal combustion engine ( 1 ) and at least one electric machine ( 6, 6′ ), each of which can be used independently as a...
6543565 Method and system for collecting regenerative braking energy in a parallel hybrid electric vehicle  
A regenerative brake control method and system for a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) with a disconnect clutch separating the engine from the motor. When the engine is disconnected from the HEV...
6540642 Vehicle control system and vehicle control method  
A torque transmitting mechanism of a vehicle is structured such that engine torque is transmitted to front wheels via a transmission. A clutch is disposed in the torque transmission path leading to...
6540035 Hybrid vehicle  
A hybrid vehicle including: an engine and a motor-generator for outputting drive forces to run a vehicle; and a brake pedal for applying a braking force to the running vehicle. While an engine...
6540636 Power transmission mechanism for a front and rear-wheel drive vehicle  
A power transmission mechanism for a front and rear-wheel drive vehicle in which the power of an electric motor is transmitted to rear wheels includes an output shaft adapted to rotate together...
6533696 Vehicle drive unit  
An inverter is disposed on a cover, lead wires from an electric motor are disposed nearby an output gear in a dead space formed by diameter difference between the output gear and the motor, and the...
6530426 Motor drive-control device  
A motor drive-control device drive-controls a plurality of auxiliary devices with a single motor while securing a necessary capacity of the auxiliary devices side in correspondence with usage...
6527074 Lubricating structure for a hybrid vehicle  
In a hybrid vehicle comprising a CVT provided along a power train path between an engine and a drive wheel which operates on oil pressure from an oil pump and a starting clutch provided on a drive...
RE38017 Hybrid vehicle powertrain  
A hybrid vehicle is powered by a drive system including an internal combustion engine, a generator and an electric motor. A differential gear unit includes at least three elements, the first...
6524219 Method and a system for controlling the propulsion of a motor vehicle  
A first clutch and a second clutch, which are operable selectively, control the coupling of the rotor of a reversible electrical machine with the transmission and with the internal combustion...
6524217 Apparatus for controlling vehicle drive units  
A control apparatus for controlling an automotive vehicle having an internal combustion engine provided as one drive unit for driving the vehicle, a starter motor for starting the engine, a clutch...
6522959 Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle  
A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle that can improve the fuel consumption ratio while providing a good drivability is provided. It is determined whether the temperature of a catalyst in an...
6522024 Output state detector for internal combustion engine  
An output state detecting apparatus is arranged to detect a reaction torque of a motor and detect an output state of an internal-combustion engine from the reaction torque. The apparatus comprises...
6520879 Power transmission apparatus and four wheel drive equipped with the same  
A power outputting apparatus is provided with an engine, a clutch motor connected to a crank shaft thereof, and an assist motor connected to the crank shaft or a drive shaft by a switch apparatus....
6517464 Apparatus and method for determining a state of a power train  
An apparatus and method determine a state of a power train that includes a power transmission apparatus that is configured to transmit power of a first driving power source to an input side of a...
6516609 Compression ignition type engine  
There is provided a compression ignition type engine comprising an exhaust gas purification catalyst, and an electric motor for generating an output separated from the engine output. The engine may...
6510911 Automobile with different diameter differential gear sets having the same gear ratio  
An automobile which is designed to be able to drive wheel tires by making use of a double series differential gear device 15 provided with both a first series gear constituted by a first ring...
6508324 Regenerative pneumatic propulsion apparatus  
A pneumatic propulsion system includes pneumatic powered motors coupled to a rotatable tubular inner drive member of an axle assembly. The rotatable tubular drive member, for example when installed...
6510370 Control system for hybrid vehicles  
A control system for a hybrid vehicle, by which the starting movement of the vehicle by the motor is like that of the prior art gasoline engine vehicles. The hybrid vehicle includes an internal...
6508321 Diesel-electric drive system with a starting torque converter  
A drive system for a vehicle, especially a non-guided vehicle, comprising at least one internal combustion engine, at least one generator, at least one electric drive motor and at least one torque...
6502652 Motor vehicle  
A motor vehicle has a combustion engine as a primary drive source, generating an engine torque ( 302 ) which is transmitted along a power train containing an input shaft ( 320 ), a main clutch (...
6501190 Accessory device driving apparatus for vehicles  
An accessory device driving apparatus is disposed between an internal combustion engine and an accessory device of a vehicle. The driving apparatus is constructed as a coaxial dual rotor-type...
6499549 Drive axle for hybrid vehicle  
An electric drive axle for use in hybrid vehicles has an electric motor driving a compact gearbox. The gearbox includes a planetary reduction unit and a differential assembly. The planetary...
6497635 Vehicle transmission control apparatus  
A transmission control apparatus is used with a vehicle having an internal combustion engine, a transmission connected to the engine and having a plurality of gear positions, and a generator which...
6497299 Drive apparatus for a cycle  
Drive apparatus ( 2 ) for a cycle ( 4 ), comprising an electric motor ( 6 ), a first pulley ( 8 ) driven by electric motor ( 6 ), a second pulley ( 10 ), an endless belt ( 12 ) which passes around...
6494277 Hybrid electric vehicle system  
A method of determining an operating state of an internal combustion engine in a hybrid electric vehicle drive system comprising an internal combustion engine having an output shaft which is...
6493611 Vehicle controller  
Torque control of an electrical motor 4 connected to a drive shaft 6 and control of the rotation speed of a generator 2 supplying electrical power to the electrical motor 4 are performed in...
6492742 Electric torque converter mounted on parallel hybrid vehicle  
An electric torque converter mounted on a parallel hybrid vehicle employing a parallel hybrid system, using both an internal combustion engine and an electric motor for propulsion, includes an...
6491121 Power-generating control apparatus for vehicle  
A power-generating control apparatus for a vehicle having an engine and a power-generator operated by the engine or electric motor includes a slowdown detector to detect a slowdown state of the...
6491120 Method for operating a hybrid vehicle and a hybrid vehicle incorporating the method  
A method for operating a hybrid vehicle and a hybrid vehicle 10 which operates in accordance with the method. Particularly, the hybrid vehicle 10 includes a pair of torque generators 12, 14 ...
6492785 Variable current limit control for vehicle electric drive system  
A vehicle electric drive system includes an internal combustion engine, an electric motor/generator driven by the engine, a first inverter/rectifier coupled to motor/generator, a bus coupled to the...
6488108 Drive unit for a motor vehicle  
A drive unit for a motor vehicle exhibits an internal combustion engine and a transmission. The drivable wheels of the motor vehicle can be driven by means of the rotary motion of the output shaft...
6488608 Hybrid vehicle  
A hybrid car, which can utilize the merits of both the series system hybrid car and the parallel system hybrid car and has high fuel consumption efficiency, is provided. Only one electric rotary...
6484833 Apparatus and method for maintaining state of charge in vehicle operations  
A propulsion system for use in a hybrid vehicle, wherein a first propulsion system provides a driving force to a first pair of wheels and a second propulsion system provides a driving force to a...
6484832 Apparatus for controlling automotive vehicle having a plurality of drive power sources  
An apparatus for controlling an automotive vehicle having a primary drive power source and an auxiliary drive power source. The apparatus includes a controller adapted to control the auxiliary...
6484831 Hybrid electric vehicle  
A hybrid vehicle 10 including a power take off assembly 20 which is selectively and solely operated by the cooperative combination of a battery 22 and a motor 16 with the amount of...
6483198 Hybrid electric vehicle having a selective zero emission mode, and method of selectively operating the zero emission mode  
A series type hybrid electric vehicle that controls an internal combustion engine, generator, and electric motor for zero emissions within a zero emission zone. As the vehicle approaches the zero...
6478100 Supercharged hybrid electric vehicle  
A hybrid electric vehicle ( 10 ) includes an internal combustion engine ( 12 ) which drives a generator ( 20 ) to produce electrical energy for a traction motor ( 44 ) of the vehicle. The generator...
6478101 Drive unit for hybrid vehicle  
To reduce the axial dimension and size of a drive train for a hybrid vehicle, a rotor is supported within a recess formed in the end face of the a crankshaft and is further supported by the front...
6479906 Drive force control system for vehicles  
A controller 41 controls the torque of a front wheel drive motor 22 and a rear wheel drive motor 23 , the rotation speed of a generator 21 , and the torque of an engine 1 . The controller ...
6480767 Control system for hybrid vehicle  
A control system for a hybrid vehicle has a consumed electric power calculator ( 20 ), which calculates electric power consumption, and a battery state calculator ( 21 ), which calculates battery...