Hybrid vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHideyuki NISHIDA
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Abstract
A hybrid vehicle having a pendulum damper in which resonance at around an idling speed of an engine can be prevented to improve N.V. performance. The hybrid vehicle comprises an engine and at least one motor. In the hybrid vehicle, a power transmission path is formed between the engine and drive wheels. In the power transmission path, a pendulum damper is disposed to suppress torsional vibrations, and a disconnecting clutch is disposed to selectively interrupt power transmission between the engine and the pendulum damper.
Claims15
A hybrid vehicle, in which a prime mover includes an engine and at least one motor, comprising:
- a drive wheel;
- a power transmission path from the engine to the drive wheel via the motor;
- a pendulum damper that is arranged on the power transmission path to absorb torsional vibrations on the power transmission path;
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- a disconnecting clutch that is arranged on the power transmission path to selectively interrupt power transmission between the engine and the pendulum damper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.