Hybrid vehicle
First Claim
1. A hybrid vehicle including an engine and a motor capable of generating power as a source of power, in which power from at least one of said engine and said motor is transmitted to an output shaft via a torque converter provided with a lock-up clutch and a transmission to be used as a driving force for the vehicle, and a force input through wheels during a deceleration mode of the vehicle is transmitted to said motor via said torque converter and said transmission so that a regenerative operation is carried out by said motor to convert deceleration energy into regenerative energy, said hybrid vehicle comprising:
- a throttle opening degree detection unit which detects an opening degree of said throttle;
a lock-up clutch engaging state determination unit which determines an engaged state of said lock-up clutch; and
a lock-up clutch engagement control unit which controls an engagement and non-engagement of said lock-up clutch, wherein said lock-up clutch engagement control unit, if said throttle opening degree detection unit detects a completely closing state of said throttle, controls said lock-up clutch so as to be engaged regardless of an engaged state of said lock-up clutch determined by said lock-up clutch engaging state determination unit.
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Abstract
In a hybrid vehicle, power is transmitted via a torque converter provided with a lock-up clutch, and a force input through wheels during deceleration is transmitted to the motor via the torque converter so that a regenerative operation may be carried out by the motor to convert deceleration energy into regenerative energy. The hybrid vehicle includes a throttle opening degree detection unit which detects an opening degree of the throttle; a lock-up clutch engaging state determination unit which determines an engaged state of the lock-up clutch; and a lock-up clutch engagement control unit which controls an engagement of the lock-up clutch. The lock-up clutch engagement control unit, if the throttle opening degree detection unit detects a completely closed state of the throttle, controls the lock-up clutch so as to be engaged regardless of an engaged state of the lock-up clutch determined by the lock-up clutch engaging state determination unit.
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1. A hybrid vehicle including an engine and a motor capable of generating power as a source of power, in which power from at least one of said engine and said motor is transmitted to an output shaft via a torque converter provided with a lock-up clutch and a transmission to be used as a driving force for the vehicle, and a force input through wheels during a deceleration mode of the vehicle is transmitted to said motor via said torque converter and said transmission so that a regenerative operation is carried out by said motor to convert deceleration energy into regenerative energy, said hybrid vehicle comprising:
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a throttle opening degree detection unit which detects an opening degree of said throttle;
a lock-up clutch engaging state determination unit which determines an engaged state of said lock-up clutch; and
a lock-up clutch engagement control unit which controls an engagement and non-engagement of said lock-up clutch, wherein said lock-up clutch engagement control unit, if said throttle opening degree detection unit detects a completely closing state of said throttle, controls said lock-up clutch so as to be engaged regardless of an engaged state of said lock-up clutch determined by said lock-up clutch engaging state determination unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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