Patent ID: 9718464
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: B60K,B60W,B60Y,F16H,Y02T,Y10S

Claim:
1. A vehicle comprising: an engine; a transmission; a drive wheel; a first motor provided in a power transmission path between the engine and the drive wheel, the power transmission path including the transmission; a clutch configured to disconnect the engine from the first motor by being disengaging; a mechanical oil pump connected to a rotary member disposed on the power transmission path between the clutch and the drive wheel, the mechanical oil pump configured to be driven by rotation of the rotary member to supply hydraulic oil to the clutch and the transmission; and an electronic control unit configured to control an operation related to the transmission, so as to reduce an amount of the hydraulic oil that is leaked due to the operation related to the transmission when the first motor fails in a motor travel mode in which the clutch is disengaged and only the first motor is used as a drive power source; and a hydraulic control circuit configured to control the operation related to the transmission via a solenoid valve, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the solenoid valve so as to minimize the amount of the hydraulic oil that is leaked due to the operation related to the transmission.