Patent ID: 9193349
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: B60K,B60W,Y02T,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A drive control device for a hybrid vehicle provided with: a differential device which includes a first differential mechanism and a second differential mechanism and which has four rotary elements; and an engine, a first electric motor, a second electric motor and an output rotary member which are respectively connected to said four rotary elements, and wherein one of said four rotary elements is constituted by a rotary component of said first differential mechanism and a rotary component of said second differential mechanism which are selectively connected to each other through a clutch, and one of the rotary components of said first and second differential mechanisms which are selectively connected to each other through said clutch is selectively fixed to a stationary member through a brake, said drive control device comprising: a clutch engagement control portion configured to place said clutch in an engaged state when a warm-up operation of the hybrid vehicle is required.