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US 8,006,787 B2Granted
Hybrid vehicle
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsRolf Frech, Markus Goehring
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Abstract
In a hybrid vehicle having at least one electric motor which is usable as a generator and charges a vehicle battery during a recuperation phase, there is provided an additional actuating element independent of a brake system which is used to transfer the electric motor into its recuperation state without activating the brake system. Alternatively, the additional actuating element may operate in conjunction with the brake system, such that the brake pedal may also be used to transfer the electric motor into its recuperation state.
Claims5
A hybrid vehicle, comprising:
- at least one electric motor which is usable as a generator during a recuperation phase to charge a vehicle battery;
- an actuating element which is independent of a brake system of the vehicle and which when actuated transfers the electric motor into or out of a recuperation state without activating the brake system;
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- wherein a brake pedal of the brake system provides an additional actuator for transferring the electric motor into the recuperation state, the brake pedal having a haptically perceptible pressure point up to which only the electric motor is transferred into the recuperation state and beyond which the brake system is additionally activated.
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