Drive control device for hybrid vehicle

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9421858
APP PUB NO 20140342865A1
SERIAL NO

14364549

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A drive control device for a hybrid vehicle is provided with: a first differential mechanism having a first rotary element connected to a first electric motor, a second rotary element connected to an engine, and a third rotary element connected to an output rotary member; a second differential mechanism having a first rotary element connected to a second electric motor, a second rotary element, and a third rotary element, one of the second rotary element and the third rotary element being connected to the third rotary element of said first differential mechanism; a clutch configured to selectively couple the second rotary element of said first differential mechanism, and the other of the second and third rotary elements of said second differential mechanism which is not connected to the third rotary element of said first differential mechanism, to each other; and a brake configured to selectively couple said other of the second and third rotary elements of said second differential mechanism which is not connected to the third rotary element of said first differential mechanism, to a stationary member, the drive control device comprises: a resonance point change control portion configured to switch an operating state of at least one of said clutch and said brake when a resonance of a power transmitting system in said hybrid vehicle has been detected or forecasted.

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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA1 TOYOTA-CHO TOYOTA-SHI AICHI-KEN 471-8571

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Harada, Hiroyasu Toyota, JP 12 166
Hayashi, Koji Aichi-gun, JP 246 2216
Ishii, Hiroyuki Nisshin, JP 506 6576
Ono, Tomohito Gotenba, JP 57 542
Terashima, Masato Toyota, JP 12 84

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