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| 20090173555 | Motive Power Output Apparatus and Vehicle With the Same - An object of the present invention is to provide a motive power output apparatus including a motor with a permanent magnet and a motor without a permanent magnet. A boost device ( | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090200094 | DRIVE UNIT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES WITH HYBRID DRIVE IN A LONGITUDINAL ARRANGEMENT - A drive unit for motor vehicles with hybrid drive and a drive train in a longitudinal arrangement, between the internal combustion engine and the first axle, comprising a housing piece, a through driveshaft, an electric motor, surrounding the through driveshaft with a first clutch before the electric motor and a second clutch thereafter, whereby a second axle is also to be driven with minimal space requirement. A first electric motor is thus physically combined with the first clutch, surrounding a second electric motor and the through driveshaft and is connected to the second axle by means of a third clutch, an offset gear and a shaft. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090205886 | HYBRID VEHICLE POWERTRAIN WITH IMPROVED REVERSE DRIVE PERFORMANCE - A hybrid-electric powertrain for a wheeled vehicle having an internal combustion engine, an electric generator, an electric motor and a battery. Transmission gearing establishes multiple torque flow paths including a forward drive torque flow path and a reverse drive torque flow path, the motor being isolated from forward drive gearing elements as it acts as a sole reverse drive power source. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090205887 | Electric vehicle - An electric vehicle comprises a drive shaft that outputs drive force and at least two electric motors that output power to this drive shaft, and further comprises control means that executes, when either of the electric motors is in non-drive condition, torque restriction of the electric motor in the drive condition based on the counter electromotive voltage of the electric motor in the non-drive condition. In an electric vehicle in which the same shaft is driven by two or more electric motors, circuit components such as inverters can be suitably protected even in the case where vehicle running is continued with one of the electric motors in non-drive condition. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090242287 | POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS, VEHICLE MOUNTING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS - The rotating shaft of the motor is connected to and disconnected from the first coupled rotating shaft, the crankshaft of the engine, and the drive shaft is connected to and disconnected from the second coupled rotating shaft and the third coupled rotating shaft. Thereby, the connection state when a power is output to the drive shaft can be increased and the power to the drive shaft can be output in a more efficient connection state in comparison with only connecting and disconnecting the rotating shaft of the motor to and from the first coupled rotating shaft and the crankshaft of the engine. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090250275 | DRIVE DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE - A casing for integrally accommodating a motor generator and an inverter includes an accommodating portion forming an inverter accommodating space, and an accommodating portion forming a motor accommodating space. The casing has a structure wherein the accommodating portions are integrally formed. Thereby, a drive device for a hybrid vehicle having the inverter and the motor generator accommodated in an integrated fashion prevents external leakage of electromagnetic noises of the inverter from the drive device. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090255741 | BELT ALTERNATOR STARTER SYSTEMS FOR HYBRID VEHICLES - A belt alternator starter (BAS) system for a hybrid vehicle may include a first pulley, a first belt, a motor generator unit (MGU), a second pulley, a second belt, and a first clutch. The first belt encircles the first pulley and a crankshaft pulley of an internal combustion engine. The MGU includes the second pulley and functions as an electric motor when the engine is started and as a generator for charging a battery when the engine is running. The second belt encircles the second pulley and at least one drive pulley of an accessory unit. The first clutch couples/decouples the crankshaft pulley to/from the second pulley depending on operation of the engine. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090283344 | DRIVE TRAIN HAVING A WET STARTING CLUTCH FOR HYBRID APPLICATIONS - A starting clutch running in oil is present in the drive train of a motor vehicle which has an internal combustion engine and a starter generator. The rotor of the starter generator is supported on a clutch cover, at least indirectly, and the clutch cover is rotationally fixed to the clutch bell of the transmission. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090288893 | CONTROLLERLESS ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM - Embodiments described herein are directed to a controllerless electric drive system, a controllerless hybrid drive system and a method for controlling drive system characteristics based on received drive system inputs. In one instance, a controllerless electric drive system is configured to power one or more powered wheels. The controllerless electric drive system includes a battery, a substantially constant-speed electric motor, an infinitely variable transmission and one or more powered wheels. The battery is coupled to the substantially constant-speed electric motor, and the motor is coupled to the infinitely variable transmission. As such, the battery provides power for the electric motor to drive the infinitely variable transmission which turns the one or more powered wheels, without implementing a controller to vary the current or voltage between the battery and the motor. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090288894 | HYBRID DRIVE, IN PARTICULAR, FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A hybrid drive, in particular, for a motor vehicle, includes: an internal combustion engine and a transmission disposed on the output side of the internal combustion engine, which transmission is drivable by the internal combustion engine; and an electric motor associated with the transmission having an electrically driven rotor through which the transmission is additionally drivable. The transmission includes an input shaft that is driven by the internal combustion engine and runs in the longitudinal direction of the transmission, an output shaft to drive a machine disposed on the output side of the transmission, or drive wheels in the case of a vehicle, and a plurality of manually or automatically shiftable gear stages to set the various gear ratios between the input shaft and the output shaft. The electric motor at its longitudinal axis and/or rotational axis of its rotor is attached to the output shaft in parallel or essentially parallel fashion laterally externally to the transmission. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090294190 | Electrical Gearbox With Continuous Variation - An electric transmission comprises an input shaft ( | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090301799 | Drive System for an Agricultural or Industrial Utility Vehicle and Method for Operating a Drive System - The invention relates to a drive system ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090308673 | Method for starting an internal combustion engine in a hybrid drive - A method is described for starting an internal combustion engine of a hybrid drive having at least one electric drive. This drive can be coupled to the internal combustion engine via a first clutch for the pulse start of the engine. A speed change of the at least one electric drive occurring during the pulse start of the internal combustion engine is compensated for by continuously occurring changes of the transmission ratio in a vehicle transmission. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090314559 | ENGINE UNIT WITH START-STOP CONTROL FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - Described herein is an engine unit ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090314560 | POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS AND HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090321157 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A QUICK START ENGINE AND HYBRID SYSTEM - A vehicle includes a vehicle engine and a transmission. A first electric motor is driveably connected to the transmission. A second electric motor is driveably connected to the vehicle engine. At least one selectively engagable clutch is located between the engine and the transmission to provide slip. The at least one clutch is engaged after the engine reaches a predetermined speed differential with the transmission. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100012405 | POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS, HYBRID VEHICLE WITH THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS - There is provided a hybrid vehicle | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100012406 | HYBRID VEHICLE RECHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A system and method for recharging a plug-in hybrid vehicle. The system includes a controller that schedules the recharging of the vehicles on local electrical distribution networks. The system arranges the schedule to minimize the demand loading on the local distribution network to more efficiently operate power plants providing electrical power to the distribution networks. A system for collecting charges associated with the recharging of plug-in hybrid vehicles is also disclosed providing for prepaid utility accounts. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100025127 | VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle is identified as a vehicle including a first drive unit ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100038156 | HYBRID VEHICLE AND VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes a fuel tank ( | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100044127 | POWER UNIT FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SUCH A POWER UNIT - A power unit for an automotive vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine electrically connected to electrical power storage arrangement, and a turbocharger comprising a first turbine located in an exhaust line of the engine. This power unit further includes a second turbine, located in an exhaust line of the engine and drivingly connected to the electric machine, and a transmission set. A first input/output of the transmission set is connected to the second turbine and a second input/output of the transmission set is connected to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine. The transmission set has an adjustable speed reduction ratio between its first and second inputs/outputs. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100051360 | COUPLING DEVICE, AND POWER OUTPUT APPARATUS AND HYBRID VEHICLE INCLUDING COUPLING DEVICE - A clutch includes a first engaging portion of a first motor shaft, a second engaging portion of a carrier shaft, a third engaging portion of a sun gear shaft having a flange portion facing the second engaging portion, a first movable engaging member that can engage with both the first and third engaging portions, and a second movable engaging member including a sliding portion slidably supported by the sun gear shaft, an engaging portion that can engage with the second engaging portion on the side closer to the carrier shaft than the flange portion, and a connecting portion that connects the sliding portion and the engaging portion and has a projecting piece inserted into a hole portion of the flange portion, and actuators. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100065353 | HYBRID DRIVE FOR A VEHICLE - A hybrid drive ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100084207 | CONTROLLERLESS ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM - Embodiments described herein are directed to a controllerless electric drive system, a controllerless hybrid drive system and a method for controlling drive system characteristics based on received drive system inputs. In one instance, a controllerless electric drive system is configured to power one or more powered wheels. The controllerless electric drive system includes a battery, a substantially constant-speed electric motor, a torque converter/clutch, a continuously variable transmission and one or more powered wheels. The battery is coupled to the substantially constant-speed electric motor, and the motor is coupled to the continuously variable transmission via the torque converter. As such, the battery provides power for the electric motor to drive the continuously variable transmission which turns the one or more powered wheels, without implementing a controller to vary the current or voltage between the battery and the motor. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100133025 | Expandable Energy Storage Control System Architecture - A hybrid electric vehicle drive system comprises a first power bus electrically coupled to a motive power subsystem and a drive wheel propulsion assembly; a second power bus electrically coupled to the first power bus and a plurality of energy storage subsystems, wherein the first power bus is configured to allow electrical power to be transmitted among the motive power subsystem, the drive wheel propulsion assembly, and the second power bus, and wherein the second power bus is configured to allow electrical power to be transmitted among the plurality of energy storage subsystems and the first power bus. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100133026 | POWER TRAIN OF HYBRID VEHICLE - According to the present invention, since a rotor shaft of a motor can be connected/disconnected with/from an input shaft of a transmission, it is possible to reduce or block vibration and noise between the motor and the transmission, thereby improving durability of the motor and achieving smooth gearshift. Further, when a vehicle is driven with the engine directly connected with the input shaft of the transmission, it is possible to easily implement driving sub-control and regenerative braking control by the motor, thereby achieving good properties against noise and vibration. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100139998 | Hybrid Electric Vehicle And Powertrain - A hybrid electric vehicle and powertrain includes an engine and an electric machine connected to each other in a power-split arrangement. The electric machine is operable as a motor or a generator, and is offset from the engine, thereby reducing the overall length of the powertrain. A power transfer arrangement includes a planetary gear set in which the carrier is directly connected to an output shaft of the engine. The electric machine is connected to the planetary gear set through an intermediate gear, thereby facilitating the offset of the electric machine and the engine and facilitating an easy change of gear ratio for the motor/generator. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100147607 | Vehicle Drive System - A vehicle drive system uses multi-fuel engines to provide mechanical energy as an electric generator. The electric generator provides electrical energy to an electric motor which in turn provides mechanical energy to the drive train of a vehicle. The electric generator also provides electric energy to storage batteries. Electrical energy may be provided from the storage batteries to the electric motor as needed. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100155161 | Turbine-based power-generating system for hybrid and electric automobiles, cars, transports, machinery and motorcycles - Power-generating system based on turbines activated by gears, driving belts or chains, geared or connected according to design and needs to axles, semi-axles, transmission and differential (also applicable to the flywheel, wheels and gearbox gears). In electric engines only, the system is applicable to rotors, axles and bushings. The rotational movement of the gears, driving belts or chains is transferred to the turbine, which converts it into energy. In the case of motorcycles, the system is activated by driving chains or belts, generating power from the rotational movement of the wheels to the turbine. The system is applicable to hybrid and electric vehicles. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100175935 | Hybrid propulsion road vehicle - A hybrid propulsion road vehicle having: a couple of rear driving wheels; a thermal internal combustion engine; a gearbox, which is arranged in rear position, receives motion from the thermal internal combustion engine and transmits motion to the rear driving wheels, and comprises a gear case housing all the moving parts; a reversible electric machine mechanically connectable to the rear driving wheels; an electric drive controlling the electric machine; and an accumulating system, which is able to store electric energy, is connected to the electric drive and is placed beside the gear case and on the opposite sides of the gear case so as not to longitudinally exceed the extension of the gear case itself. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100181125 | HYBRID POWER OUTPUT SYSTEM - A hybrid power output system for outputting the power to the wheel driving shaft, comprising an engine ( | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100187028 | Drive Unit for a Hybrid Vehicle and Method of Assembly - A drive unit for a hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine with a crankshaft, a friction clutch with a pressure plate, which can be moved in the axial direction by an actuating arrangement, with a clutch plate, and with a clutch disk arrangement, positioned between these first two components and is connected to the crankshaft. The drive unit also includes an electric machine, which is arranged between the internal combustion engine and the friction clutch, with a stator attached to a stator carrier and with a rotor. The friction clutch comprises a clutch hub, which serves to create at least an indirect connection of the clutch disk arrangement to the crankshaft is detachably connected to the clutch disk arrangement outside the radial dimension of the pressure plate and the clutch plate. An assembly method for assembling such a drive unit is also described, where a preassembled unit including at least the electric machine and the friction clutch is attached to an internal combustion engine. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100193269 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle having a rear-mounted internal combustion engine, an electric energy accumulator, and at least one electric machine which is provided as a generator for charging the electric energy accumulator during an energy recovery phase and respectively as at least an additional drive to the internal combustion engine during a drive phase, wherein the internal combustion engine drives the rear axle of the hybrid vehicle, and wherein the electric machine, or each electric machine is provided at a distance from the rear axle, in particular in the region of the front axle. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100200315 | ROAD VEHICLE WITH HYBRID PROPULSION - An embodiment of a road vehicle with hybrid propulsion including: at least one pair of driving wheels; a thermal internal combustion engine; a double clutch gearbox provided with two primary shafts, two clutches interposed between the thermal internal combustion engine and the primary shafts, at least a secondary shaft constantly meshing with the driving wheels, and a plurality of pairs of gears, each of them defining a respective speed and comprising a primary gear mounted to a primary shaft and a secondary gear which is mounted to the secondary shaft and constantly meshes with the primary gear; a first reversible electric machine having a shaft, which is connected to a first primary shaft of the gearbox; and a second reversible electric machine having a shaft, which is mechanically connected to a second primary shaft of the gearbox different from the first primary shaft. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100219007 | HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD AND IDLE REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - One embodiment relates to a hybrid vehicle drive system for a vehicle including a first prime mover, a first prime mover driven transmission, a rechargeable power source, and a PTO. The hybrid vehicle drive system further includes a hydraulic pump in direct or indirect mechanical communication with the PTO. The hybrid vehicle drive system further includes an electric motor in direct or indirect mechanical communication with the hydraulic pump. The electric motor can receive power from the prime mover driven transmission through the PTO. The hydraulic pump can receive power from the electric motor when the electric motor rotates, the electric motor using power from the rechargeable energy source, or from the prime mover driven transmission through the PTO. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100224429 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle is not provided with an alternator which is mounted in the conventional engine-powered vehicle because electric power is generated by a motor generator having the rotation shaft mechanically linked to the output shaft of an engine. A DC/DC converter is separated from a power control unit and disposed in the vacant space where the alternator which becomes unnecessary by disposing a motor generator has been supposed to be located. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100236847 | Hybrid propulsion system - A hybrid system having an engine, a motor, a transmission, a clutch connecting the engine and the transmission, and a continuously variable transmission connecting the motor and the transmission is provided | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100243347 | DRIVE APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A drive apparatus for a vehicle, which supplies more electric power to a motor which supplements the drive power of an engine and collects energy from an exhaust to be able to improve fuel consumption and reduce the total amount of the exhaust, is realized by comprising an engine coupled to a drive wheel to generate drive power for the vehicle, a generator motor coupled to an output shaft of the engine and the drive wheel, a battery, a power control unit, and a power generation unit which generates electric power using an exhaust of the engine, and selects a charge mode when the vehicle is braked and when an engine output is equal to or greater than an output needed to drive the vehicle, wherein the electric power generated by the generator is stored in the battery, and energy is collected from the exhaust using the power generation unit. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100243348 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes an engine; a motor; a power transmission mechanism and an oil pump for lubricating the engine and the power transmission mechanism with the rotation of a crankshaft. The oil pump has an oil pump shaft with an oil pump driven gear on one end thereof through a one-way clutch and an oil pump driven sprocket on the other end of the oil pump shaft through a one-way clutch. The oil pump driven gear is connected to a primary drive gear rotating integrally with a motor driven gear for transmitting the power of the motor to the drive wheel. The oil pump driven sprocket is connected to a cam chain of the engine to be rotated by power of the engine. The motor driven gear is disposed on one side of the crankshaft and the cam chain is disposed on the other side of the crankshaft. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100252342 | Constant-Ratio independent series-parallel hybrid drivetrain for a plug-in electric vehicle - A drivetrain for a plug-in hybrid vehicle which uses constant gear ratios, rather than any type of multi-gear transmission (traditional transmission gears or CVT) to power the driven wheels in order to increase drivetrain efficiency. A transmission is not a necessary drivetrain component for vehicles with an electric motor/generator (EMG). The EMG is the only mechanical power source until highway speeds are achieved. At that time, the driver may choose to activate and engage the small internal combustion engine (ICE) and the EMG is usually electrically disconnected so that it does not regeneratively charge the vehicle batteries using the power created by the ICE. Constant gear ratios may be achieved by a mechanical gearing system or by a belt drive system. This drivetrain is only for plug-in hybrid vehicles where the batteries are primarily charged by AC electrical outlet or solar (photovoltaic) cells. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100263950 | COUPLING AND SYNCHRONIZING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC DRIVE MODULES - A coupling device and a coupling mechanism is provided for selectively coupling of an electric drive to a wheel axle of a vehicle. The coupling device includes, but is not limited to an output gear connected to the wheel axle, an input gear connected to the electric motor. A synchronizer is adapted to contactlessly minimize a difference of the input gear's and the output gear's angular velocity below a predefined threshold, and a synchronizing member is adapted to frictionally engage with the input gear and/or with the output gear when the difference in angular velocity of input gear and output gear is below the predefined threshold. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100282530 | HYBRID POWER OUTPUT SYSTEM - The present invention discloses a hybrid power output system for outputting the power to the wheel driving shaft, comprising an engine, a first motor, a second motor, a battery, a first clutch, a second clutch and a constant-mesh fixed ratio reduction unit, wherein the first motor and the second motor are connected electrically with the battery; the engine is connected to the first motor via the first clutch; the first motor is connected to the second motor via the second clutch; the second motor is connected to the wheel driving shaft via the constant-mesh fixed ratio reduction unit. This hybrid power output system can enhance the comfort of the vehicle, save the space and reduce the cost, moreover, it can realize multiple drive modes to improve the power efficiency and reduce the fuel consumption. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100282531 | DRIVE SYSTEM WITH AN 8-GEAR GEARBOX - A drive system with an 8-gear gearbox for a motor vehicle with a driving machine | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100307845 | HYBRID ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILE - There is provided a four-wheel drive hybrid electric automobile in which right and left front wheels are driven by a liquid fuel engine and right and left rear wheels are driven by switched reluctance motors. A liquid fuel engine ( | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100307846 | HYBRID ELECTRICAL WORKING MACHINE - A work machine includes a front section with a front frame and a first set of ground engaging members, a rear section with a rear frame and a second set of ground engaging members, and at least one pivot joint between the front section and the rear section allowing the front section to pivot with regard to the rear section. One of the front section and the rear section includes a power source, and the other of the front section and the rear section includes at least one electric motor adapted for driving at least one of the ground engaging members. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100320016 | Hybrid Power Driving System and Driving Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a hybrid power driving system, comprising: an engine, a clutch, a first shaft, a second shaft disposed parallel to the first shaft, a motor, an energy storage device, and an output gear. The engine may be connected with the first shaft via the clutch. The motor is connected with the second shaft directly or indirectly, and is electrically connected with the energy storage device. The first shaft has a first gear, a second gear and a first synchronizer, in which the first gear and the second gear are mounted on the first shaft via bearings respectively, and the first synchronizer is selectively engaged with the first gear or the second gear. The second shaft may have a third gear, a fourth gear and a second synchronizer, in which the third gear may be mounted on the second shaft via a bearing. The fourth gear may be fixed to the second shaft. And the second synchronizer may be selectively engaged with the third gear or the fourth gear. The first gear may be engaged with the third gear, the second gear may be engaged with the fourth gear. And the third gear may be engaged with an output gear. The present invention also discloses a driving method of a hybrid power driving system. Through the first synchronizer and the second synchronizer selectively engaging with corresponding gears, a plurality of operating modes can be realized. And the structure is simple and compact. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110000721 | HYBRID PARALLEL LOAD ASSIST SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for providing electrical powered load assist to an internal combustion engine of vehicle. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110005848 | WORK MACHINE - A work machine includes a front section with a front frame, a first set of ground engaging members and a power source for propelling the work machine, a rear section with a rear frame, a second set of ground engaging members and a load-carrying container. The rear section includes an electric drive system adapted for driving at least one ground engaging member of the second set. The rear section is detachably connected to the front section. The power source of the front section is adapted to power the electric drive system in the rear section in an attached state of the front and rear sections. The electric drive system is adapted for driving the at least one ground engaging member of the second set for self-propelling of the rear section in a detached state. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110011655 | TRAVEL SYSTEM FOR A HYBRID TYPE MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - The present invention relates to a travel system for a hybrid type motor vehicle comprising a thermal engine ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110024208 | MOTOR VEHICLE POWER TRAIN - The invention relates to a motor vehicle power train, especially for heavy-duty commercial vehicles; | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110031049 | System For Using Mechanical Power To Operate A Hybrid Electric Vehicle - An automotive transmission transitions from a drive gear to a neutral gear when an engine is shutdown. During a rolling pull-up, a crankshaft of the engine will be spun up to a desired speed and the transmission will transition from the neutral gear to an appropriate gear based on a shift schedule. A target transmission input speed is commanded to be a synchronous speed plus an offset to smoothly transition out of electric axle drive propulsion. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110031050 | ELECTRIC TRACTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A power exchange unit (PXU) is coupled to an existing manual transmission of a vehicle via a PTO port. An electric motor generator coupled to the PXU. A battery is electrically coupled to the motor generator for supplying power to propel the vehicle. A control unit is coupled to the motor generator and the battery and configured to switch operation of the vehicle between first and second modes, wherein in the first mode an internal combustion engine of the vehicle propels the vehicle, and in the second mode the motor generator propels the vehicle in a motoring mode. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110061954 | STRONG HYBRID SYSTEM - A powertrain for a vehicle includes an engine, a transmission and a coupling system interconnecting the engine and the transmission. The coupling system includes an electric motor/generator. The electric motor/generator is coupled to an input shaft. An engine disconnect clutch interconnects the engine with the input shaft. A fluid coupling interconnects the input shaft and the transmission. The engine disconnect shaft is moveable between an engaged position and a disengaged position for starting the engine and/or isolating the electric motor/generator from the engine. The engine disconnect clutch includes a default position disconnecting the electric motor/generator from the engine. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110073390 | REAR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A rear floor panel extends rearwardly from a kick-up portion formed at a rear portion of a floor panel. A lateral connecting member which constitutes part of a rear suspension connects to supporting portions to support both rear wheels. An engine is arranged below the rear floor panel and in front of the lateral connecting member. A generator is arranged below the rear floor panel and in back of the engine. Accordingly, the traveling stability of the vehicle can be improved and the yaw inertia moment of the vehicle can be decreased. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110073391 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a motor, a multi-stage gear transmission, and an actuator. The engine has a crankshaft, a crankcase, and a cylinder. The motor is provided on the crankshaft. Through the multi-stage gear transmission, an output of the crankshaft is changed to be used for traveling of the vehicle. The actuator is configured to automatically shift the multi-stage gear transmission and is provided in the crankcase in proximity to the motor. A radius from a center line of the cylinder to a part of the actuator farthest from the center line is shorter than a radius from the center line to a part of the motor farthest from the center line. The actuator has a width less than a width of the motor in a direction perpendicular to the crankshaft. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110073392 | HYBRID ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A hybrid energy management system that estimates the net regenerative energy that can be collected during the breaking action of the swing mechanism, then, since this is the net energy that can be used to recharge an energy storage device without using the engine to help recharge the energy storage device, the system limits the use of the energy storage device to that net amount predicted to be available from the recovery period. The net regenerative energy is calculated by considering motor and inverter efficiencies for transferring energy to the battery and changes in the boom/stick/bucket inertia moment. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110073393 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS FOR HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CHANGE-SPEED OPERATION FOR THE SAME - [Assignment] To provide a power transmission apparatus for hybrid vehicle, power transmission apparatus which can not only carry out change-speed operations smoothly without ever interrupting the transmission of rotary power while making use of the merit of using a plurality of motors combinedly, and which is but also smaller in size, lighter in weight and more inexpensive than conventional ones; and then to provide a method of change-speed operation for the same. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110083916 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A vehicle with hybrid drive having: a thermal engine provided with a drive shaft and having a block which houses the drive shaft and two heads which house the cylinders and are arranged in a “V” configuration; a cooling system provided with a hydraulic circuit in which a cooling fluid flows; a reversible electric machine placed above the block of the thermal engine and between the two heads; an auxiliary device; a mechanical transmission which connects the first electric machine, the auxiliary device and the drive shaft of the thermal engine to one another; and a freewheel interposed between the first mechanical transmission and the drive shaft of the thermal engine; the hydraulic circuit of the cooling system has a main branch which cools the thermal engine, and a secondary branch which is connected as an offtake to the main branch and cools the first electric machine; the secondary branch is connected as an offtake to the main branch by an inlet pipe and by an outlet pipe, which extend downwards from a lower wall of the electric machine to corresponding openings obtained through the block of the thermal engine. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110088958 | Drive Unit For A Hybrid Vehicle - A drive unit includes an internal combustion engine with a driven shaft, a transmission with an input shaft, and an electric machine arranged between the internal combustion engine and the transmission and comprising a stator and a rotor which can be coupled at least indirectly to the driven shaft of the internal combustion engine and to the transmission input shaft in order to transmit torque. The drive unit includes a clutch arranged in the torque transmission path between the internal combustion engine and the transmission. To facilitate the decoupling of rotational irregularities occurring in the drivetrain of the hybrid vehicle the drive unit has a first torsional damper and a second torsional damper, and at least the rotor of the electric machine is arranged within a torque transmission path formed between the torsional dampers. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110094808 | Peak Demand Reduction in Mining Haul Trucks Utilizing an On-Board Energy Storage System - A mining haul truck driven by electrical wheel motors is powered by a trolley power system during an uphill climb. Retard energy captured during braking action on either the uphill climb or downhill descent is stored by an on-board electrical energy storage system. Electrical power is supplied from the on-board electrical energy storage system to reduce the peak power demand on the trolley power system during the uphill climb. One implementation of the on-board electrical energy storage system uses an ultracapacitor system. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110100735 | Propulsion Energy Storage Control System and Method of Control - A propulsion energy storage control system and method of control interspersed between a heavy duty hybrid-electric drive system and its propulsion energy storage. The control system having an energy storage DC bus, electrical interfaces to the drive system and a plurality of propulsion energy storage subsystems, DC-to-DC converters at each interface, and a controller configured to operate each DC-to-DC converter independently such that power flow may charge, discharge, and shuttle between the plurality of propulsion energy storage subsystems. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110100736 | HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A hybrid drive train for a motor vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, and electric machine, with a stator and rotor, and a transmission. A disk clutch is located in the force flow, between the combustion engine and the transmission input shaft, and an outer disk carrier of the disk clutch is fixed to a transmission input stage and an inner disk carrier of the disk clutch is connected to the combustion engine. The rotor of the electric machine drives another element of the transmission input stage, and the disk carriers of the clutch are mounted and centered by two roller bearings which center the inner and outer disk carriers relative to one another and bring them into axial alignment, and axial tolerances within the unit which comprises the electric machine, the separator clutch and the transmission input stage are compensated by displacing and aligning the disk packet of the clutch in the drive gearing of the inner disk carrier. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110132674 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE/HYBRID TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY - An internal combustion engine/hybrid transmission assembly of a motor vehicle, comprising an internal combustion engine and a hybrid module mounted on the internal combustion engine, the internal combustion engine having a flywheel. The hybrid transmission comprises a transmission and a hybrid module. The hybrid module has an electric motor which comprises a stator, on the stator side, and a rotor, on the rotor side, and the stator on the stator side comprises a stator housing, a stator liner which accommodates a stator core, and an end winding positioned on both sides of the stator core, when viewed in the axial direction. The section of the end winding, positioned on the side of the stator core facing the flywheel, is at least partially covered by a section of the flywheel, when viewed in the axial direction. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110147104 | BATTERY COOLING STRUCTURE OF HYBRID INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE - An object of the present invention is to provide a battery cooling structure of a hybrid industrial vehicle such as a hybrid forklift, the battery cooling structure being capable of sufficiently cooling a battery and also of eliminating the possibility that the battery receives heat from its peripheral devices. To achieve the object, a second cooling air flow passage ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110147105 | HYBRID DRIVE DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The utility model relates to hybrid drive for vehicles that significantly decreases the consumption of fuel because it uses a turbine motor ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110155489 | Electric vehicle and on-board battery charging apparatus therefor - An electric vehicle and a range extender engine are shown including the controls to operate the same. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110174557 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF HYBRID POWER DRIVE APPARATUS - [Subject]To rapidly rise a temperature of lubricant in a transmission housing of a hybrid drive power apparatus when the lubricant temperature is lower than a preset lower limit value. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110174558 | HYBRID POWER DRIVE APPARATUS - [Subject] In a hybrid drive power apparatus, loss of drive power caused by drag torque of a friction clutch is decreased to reduce fuel consumption rate. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110209933 | HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES - A hybrid electric drive system is provided for driving a medium or heavy duty vehicle. The drive system includes an internal combustion engine configured as the primary source of motive power. The engine is coupled to a front-most axle and a first drive shaft in mechanical communication with a middle drive axle. The drive system also includes an electric motor and a clutch assembly; and a second driveshaft in mechanical communication with the electric motor and a rear-most drive axle. When the electric motor is not in active operation, the clutch assembly disengages the electric motor from the rear-most drive axle. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110240384 | HYBRID DRIVE ARRANGEMENT - A hybrid drive arrangement for a vehicle with an internal combustion engine for driving, under engine power, and at least one electric machine ( | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110290572 | Vehicle - A vehicle is a hybrid vehicle including an engine driven by fuel, and the vehicle includes a motor-generator driven by electric power and a charge plug to which a connector is removably connected, the charge plug being capable of at least one of being supplied with electric power from the connector and supplying electric power to the connector. An engine is arranged to be offset toward one side surface and the charge plug is provided in the other side surface. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110315461 | Vehicle - A vehicle is a hybrid vehicle including an engine driven by fuel, and the vehicle includes a motor-generator driven by electric power and a charge plug to which a connector is removably connected, the charge plug being capable of at least one of being supplied with electric power from the connector and supplying electric power to the connector. An engine is arranged to be offset toward one side surface and the charge plug is provided in the other side surface. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120000721 | AFTERMARKET ELECTRICAL PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A supplemental propulsion system for a vehicle includes an electrical generator coupled to the vehicle's engine. At least one electric motor is coupled to one or more propulsion devices, such as road wheels of a motor vehicle. Electrical power from the generator is supplied to an electronic control unit that then supplies electric power to the electric motor. The system may be configured to be retrofitted to a conventional gasoline or diesel-powered vehicle. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120037438 | Hybrid Electric Vehicle Battery Protection System Through Capacitor Bank Energy Buffer - Delivery Truck/Bus Hybrid Vehicles, experiencing frequent starts, rapidly load their batteries with pulse surges during the first hundredths of a second of acceleration. Traditionally, battery life is maximized by minimizing initial discharge pulses and sustained discharge rates, with initial surges two to three times battery capacity (2C to 3C). Early Lead-acid or Lithium-ion batteries in hybrid buses with 3C discharges had their life expectancies reduced 50-75%. Recent “Lithium Ion/Nano Phosphate” batteries reportedly increase durability to 100C. If these 100C expectations are not met, battery life can be extended with a capacitor bank “floating in parallel” with the hybrid batteries. This helps dampen acceleration surges, as well as initial charging energy impulses, which extends battery life. Others have proposed parallel battery and capacitor banks but this patent uniquely focuses on matching capacitor energy, and thereby equipment, to the greatest surge demand, during the initial few hundredths of a second of acceleration. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120152631 | Multi-use dual-engine, variable-power drive - A power unit has: a conversion device ( | 06-21-2012 |
| 20130133961 | BODY STRUCTURE OF HYBRID VEHICLE - There is provided a body structure of a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle is driven using power of an engine and power of a drive motor driven by electrical power supplied from a battery module. The body structure includes a propeller shaft disposed in a lower side of a floor panel in a vertical direction of the vehicle so as to extend in a fore-aft direction of the vehicle and configured to transmit the power of the engine and the power of the drive motor to at least a rear wheel; and an integrated battery pack below the floor panel so as to cover the propeller shaft. The integrated battery pack has at least the battery module. The battery pack includes a recess to house the propeller shaft. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130248264 | VEHICLE - There is provided a hybrid vehicle according to the present invention, which is driven using the power of an engine and the power of a drive motor which is driven by an electric power supplied from a battery module, the vehicle including: a propeller shaft which is disposed below a floor panel in a vertical direction of the vehicle extending in a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and is configured to transmit the power of the engine and the power of the drive motor to a rear wheel; and a battery pack having the battery module, the battery pack being disposed below the floor panel so as to cover the propeller shaft. The battery pack has a recess formed in a fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, and the propeller shaft is housed in an air guide duct defined by the floor panel and the recess of the battery pack. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140014423 | HYBRID DRIVE DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The present invention relates to hybrid drive for vehicles that significantly decreases the consumption of fuel because it uses a turbine motor, which is turned on solely when the charge of the accumulator batteries drops and always works at best rpm. The device increases the distance covered by the vehicle without need for frequent recharge of the batteries from the power supply network. Furthermore, the turbine motor is lighter than the petrol piston engine and in the same time more efficient. The device includes installed accumulator batteries that supply power to at least one electric motor coupled via transmission to the drive wheels of the vehicle, and fuel tank supplying fuel to turbine motor coupled via reducer to generator that is connected to the accumulator batteries. Control unit monitors the charge of the accumulator batteries and turns on and off the turbine motor. Some embodiments include one or more containers for compressed gas that replaces batteries as means of storage of energy, by storing the energy generated by the compressor actuated by the turbine engine or the electric motor in the form of high pressurized gas. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140083784 | Working Vehicle - The present invention provides a working vehicle, including a power source unit, an air intake passage, and an air exhaust passage all of which are arranged inside a roof portion, wherein the power source unit is disposed in a portion close to a center in a vehicle body width direction, the air intake passage guides air taken from an air intake port that is provided in a center portion in the vehicle body width direction, to the power source unit, and the air exhaust passage is bent in a planar view such that air supplied to the power source unit flows in a bent manner toward an air exhaust port that is provided in one end portion in the vehicle body width direction. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140305721 | VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICE - A vehicle drive includes a speed change mechanism connected to a rotary electric machine; an output member connected to the speed change mechanism and wheels; an engagement device changes a state of engagement between an input member connected to an engine and the speed change mechanism; a hydraulic pump driven by the engine or the rotary electric machine; a first pressure control device that controls pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the speed change mechanism; a second, separate hydraulic pressure control device that controls the pressure supplied from the pump and supplies the pressure to the engagement device; and a case that houses the rotary electric machine, speed change mechanism, engagement device, and pump. At least the engagement device is housed in a space formed by the case, and the second hydraulic pressure control device is provided at a part of the case forming the space. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140338993 | FLYWHEEL MODULE FOR A VEHICLE, AS WELL AS METHODS OF OPERATING THE FLYWHEEL MODULE - A flywheel module comprises a bypass transmission with three rotational members, and a flywheel connected to a first one of the rotational members. A second one of the rotational members is connected to the input/output. An electric machine which can function both as a motor and as a generator is connected to a third one of the rotational members. An actuator is provided for actuating the electric machine. A control unit is provided for driving the actuator, as well as an operator for operating the brake and the clutch. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150075884 | ELECTRIC HYBRID DRIVE FOR RETROFITTING TO INTERNAL COMBUSTION VEHICLES - The subject invention is directed to a class of electric hybrid drives that can be retrofit easily to cars and trucks to reduce transportation costs. Certain embodiments include mechanisms for attachment to an existing powertrain, regenerative braking, on-the-road optimization of transportation costs depending on road and route conditions, or an operational mode in which motive power for a vehicle is solely derived from electric energy stored in a battery. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20160121707 | HYBRID VEHICLE - A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, a motor configured to output power for traveling, a drive wheel coupled to the engine and the motor, a transmission provided i) between the engine and the motor and ii) between the engine and the drive wheel, the transmission being configured to shift gears in a plurality of stages or continuously, a refrigerant supply device including a pump and a refrigerant pressure regulation device, the refrigerant supply device being configured to supply a refrigerant to the motor, and the refrigerant supply device being configured to supply the refrigerant to the transmission as a hydraulic fluid, and at least one electronic control unit configured to control the refrigerant supply device based on a load situation of the motor by controlling a refrigerant supply pressure to the motor. | 05-05-2016 |
