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Hybrid vehicle driving device

Granted 24 Nov 2015 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Toyota Motor

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Inventors: Yuji Iwase, Yosuke Suzuki, Tomohito Ono, Kensei Hata · Examiner: Roger Pang · AU 3655 · TC 3600

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Abstract

A hybrid vehicle driving device includes a first planetary gear mechanism, a second planetary gear mechanism, and a clutch, wherein a sun gear of the first planetary gear mechanism is connected to a first electric rotating machine, a carrier of the first planetary gear mechanism is connected to a driving wheel, a ring gear of the first planetary gear mechanism is connected to an engine, a sun gear of the second planetary gear mechanism is connected to a second electric rotating machine, the carrier of the second planetary gear mechanism is connected to the ring gear of the first planetary gear mechanism and the engine through the clutch, and a ring gear of the second planetary gear mechanism is connected to the driving wheel.

Claims

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Classifications

8 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section B — Performing operations; transporting
  • B60K6/365
  • B60K6/54
  • B60K6/445
  • B60K6/38
  • B60K6/48
  • B60K6/387
Section F — Mechanical engineering; lighting; heating; weapons
  • F16H3/72
  • F16H37/10

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Pendency
4.1 y
1,489 days filing → grant
Office actions
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non-final + final
Responses
2
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Examiner
Roger Pang
art unit 3655 · TC 3600
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related publicationUS 20140296013 A12 Oct 2014

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