Patent ID: 9376105
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: B60W,F16D,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for controlling an engine clutch of a hybrid electric vehicle, comprising: a driving information detector to detect demand information for driving and state information of the hybrid electric vehicle; the engine clutch selectively connecting an engine and a motor generating power; and a controller receiving information from the driving information detector and changing a driving mode of the hybrid electric vehicle by controlling an operation of the engine clutch, wherein the controller controls a standby hydraulic pressure of the engine clutch differently according to a mode changing condition when the driving mode of the hybrid electric vehicle is changed from an Electric Vehicle (EV) mode to a Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) mode, and wherein the controller controls the standby hydraulic pressure of the engine clutch differently according to gradients of an engine speed and a motor speed when the driving mode of the hybrid electric vehicle is changed from the EV mode to the HEV mode.