Patent ID: RE39205

Claim:
A power output apparatus for outputting power to a drive shaft, said power output apparatus comprising: an engine having an output shaft; a motor having a rotating shaft and inputting and outputting power to and from said rotating shaft; three shaft-type power input/output means having three shafts , including the output shaft and the rotating shaft, respectively linking said engine and said drive shaft, said three shaft-type power input/output means inputting and outputting power to and from a residual one shaft, based on predetermined powers input to and output from any two shafts among said three shafts; storage battery means for supplying and receiving an electrical energy required for inputting and outputting power to and from said motor; and braking control means for controlling said engine and said motor, based on a charging state of said storage battery means, in order to enable a braking force to be applied to said drive shaft.