Patent ID: 7877184

Claim:
A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle, comprising: a required torque calculating portion that calculates a required drive torque required of the vehicle; a running mode switching portion that switches between running modes according to at least the calculated required drive torque, from among i) a motor running mode, in which wheels are driven by power from an electric motor; and ii) a hybrid running mode, in which the wheels are driven by operating both an engine and an electric motor; a torque distribution control portion that sets torque distribution between front and rear wheels according to at least the switched running mode; a gear noise preventing portion that prevents gear noise in a gear mechanism due to torque fluctuation in the engine by changing the set torque distribution between the front and rear wheels when a predetermined gear noise producing condition is satisfied; and a drive torque control portion that calculates drive torques of the front and rear wheels based on at least the calculated required drive torque and the changed torque distribution between the front and rear wheels, and controls the drive torques of the engine and the electric motor.