Patent ID: 6283239
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: B60K,B60L,B60T,B60W,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
An auxiliary brake apparatus of a hybrid automobile, said hybrid automobile comprising an engine capable of driving said hybrid automobile, an electric motor capable of driving said hybrid automobile, an electric powered brake for braking said hybrid automobile and a controller capable of controlling driving by said engine, driving by said electric motor and braking by said electric powered brake, said auxiliary brake apparatus comprising:a braking detector detecting an operation of braking said hybrid automobile;an auxiliary brake electric motor capable of braking said hybrid automobile, said electric motor being said auxiliary brake electric motor; andan auxiliary brake controller capable of controlling said auxiliary brake electric motor, said auxiliary brake controller controlling said auxiliary brake electric motor so as to generate a counter torque in said auxiliary braking electric motor to thereby control said hybrid automobile in accordance with said operation of braking detected by said braking detector when said auxiliary brake controller determines that said electric powered brake fails.