Vehicle and control method for vehicle
AssigneeToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHideaki Yaguchi, Takeshi Hoshiba, Akihiro Kimura, Masahiro Naito
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Abstract
A vehicle is provided with a differential gear including a sun gear, a carrier, and a ring gear, motor generators coupled to the sun gear, an engine coupled to the carrier, and a wheel coupled to the ring gear. The vehicle includes an ECU that stops the engine upon operation of a start switch by a driver, and a brake that brakes the sun gear upon operation of the start switch while the vehicle is traveling.
Claims6
A vehicle provided with a differential gear including a first rotation element, a second rotation element, and a third rotation element, a first motor generator coupled to said first rotation element, an engine coupled to said second rotation element, and each of a wheel and a second motor generator coupled to said third rotation element, comprising:
- a control unit that stops the engine upon operation of a switch by a driver;
- and
- a braking device that brakes said first rotation element upon operation of said switch while said vehicle is traveling.
A control method for a vehicle provided with a differential gear including a first rotation element, a second rotation element, and a third rotation element, a first motor generator coupled to said first rotation element, an engine coupled to said second rotation element, and each of a wheel and a second motor generator coupled to said third rotation element, comprising the steps of:
- stopping the engine upon operation of a switch by a driver;
- and
- braking said first rotation element upon operation of said switch while said vehicle is traveling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.