Patent ID: 6558289
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: B60K,B60W,F16H,Y02T,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A hybrid vehicle comprising:an engine; a starter for starting said engine; a motor/generator operated in both generator mode and motor mode in a reverse direction as well as in a forward direction; a driving shaft connected with driving wheels through reduction gears; and a compound planetary-gear device having a first planetary-gear set connected to said motor/generator and a second planetary-gear set connected to said engine, wherein said first planetary-gear set has a first sun gear, a first annulus gear, and a plurality of first planetary gears mounted on a first carrier and said second planetary-gear set has a second sun gear, a second annulus gear, and a plurality of second planetary gears mounted on a second carrier, wherein said first sun gear is fixed to ground, said first carrier is interconnected with said second sun gear and said motor/generator, and said second carrier is connected to said engine.