Patent ID: 9580069
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Claim:
1. An engine start controller for a hybrid vehicle having an engine and a motor generator in which the engine and the motor generator are connected in parallel with each other to an input shaft of a transmission, driving force of the engine is transmitted to the input shaft via a clutch, and driving force of the motor generator is also transmitted to the input shaft, wherein: when a driver's intention for deceleration is detected during traveling by the motor generator with the engine being stopped, the engine is started by engaging the clutch, and thereafter the clutch is disengaged; and in a case where an engine speed after starting the engine is lower than a reference rotational speed which is an input shaft rotational speed produced by the driving force reversely transmitted from drive wheels, the engine speed is increased to a target rotational speed which is lower than the reference rotational speed, and when the engine speed reaches the target rotational speed, output from the engine is decreased, and the clutch is reengaged.