IP Library Granted Patent US 7,510,500
Granted Patent B2
US 7,510,500 · App. 10/566,998 · Granted Mar 31, 2009

Method for controlling a drive of a hybrid vehicle

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Patent No.
US 7,510,500
App. No.
10/566,998
Granted
Mar 31, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for controlling a drive ( 16 ) of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine ( 10 ) and an electric motor ( 24 ). A main transmission ( 16 ) having an output shaft ( 18 ) is connected to a driveshaft ( 19 ) of the motor vehicle, and an input shaft ( 14 ) is connected to the internal combustion engine ( 10 ). The electric motor ( 24 ) is coupled to the input shaft ( 14 ) or the output shaft ( 16 ) of the main transmission ( 16 ) by an intermediate transmission ( 22 ) having at least two transmission ratio steps. In order to accelerate the motor vehicle from rest, the drive is initially effected solely by the electric motor ( 24 ) with the intermediate transmission ( 22 ) in its lowest transmission ratio step. The drawing is then taken over by the internal combustion engine ( 10 ) before a shift operation in the intermediate transmission ( 22 ). In this case, the intermediate transmission ( 22 ) is preferably a claw shift transmission.

Claims (15)

1. A method for controlling a drive ( 16 ) of a motor vehicle having an internal combustion engine ( 10 ) and an electric motor ( 24 ), a main transmission ( 16 ) having an output shaft ( 18 ), which is connected to a driveshaft ( 19 ) of the motor vehicle, and an input shaft ( 14 ), which is connected to the internal combustion engine ( 10 ), the electric motor ( 24 ) being coupled to the input shaft ( 14 ) or the output shaft ( 18 ) of the main transmission ( 16 ) by means of an intermediate transmission ( 22 ) having at least two transmission ratio steps, where, to accelerate the motor vehicle from rest, the drive is initially effected solely by the electric motor ( 24 ), the intermediate transmission ( 22 ) being in its lowest transmission ratio step, and the provision of drive then being taken over by the internal combustion engine ( 10 ) before a shift operation in the intermediate transmission ( 22 ),

characterized

in that an energy store which is connected to the electric motor ( 24 ) is intermediately discharged, the electric motor ( 24 ) is operated in a regenerative mode, the electric motor ( 24 ) is operated in a booster mode and the like only in at least the second transmission ratio step of the intermediate transmission ( 22 ).

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

characterized

in that the intermediate transmission ( 22 ) is a claw shift transmission.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 or 2 ,

characterized

in that the provision of drive is taken over gradually by the internal combustion engine ( 10 ) before a shift operation in the intermediate transmission ( 22 ), the drive torque supplied by the internal combustion engine ( 10 ) being increased to the same extent as the drive torque supplied by the electric motor ( 24 ) is reduced.

4. The method as claimed in one of claims 1 to 3 ,

characterized

in that the provision of drive is taken over by the internal combustion engine ( 10 ) as a function of a detectable acceleration demand of the motor vehicle.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 ,

characterized

in that the acceleration demand of the motor vehicle can be detected from the accelerator pedal position and/or from the vehicle speed.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE APPLICATION NO. 10/567,810 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 020976 FRAME 0889. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jul 1, 2020
From: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
To: DAIMLER AG
Reel/Frame 053583/0493 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2008
From: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
To: DAIMLER AG
Reel/Frame 020976/0889 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2006
From: ANTONY, PETER; BOLL, WOLF
To: DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
Reel/Frame 018477/0631 →