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US 7,395,888 · App. 11/065,543 · Granted Jul 8, 2008

Vehicle drive device

Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd.; Hitachi Car Engineering Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,395,888
App. No.
11/065,543
Granted
Jul 8, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vehicle drive device comprises an actuator located between an electric motor and axles for driving the vehicle, a built-in power source for supplying electric power to the actuator, and a control means for controlling the drive of the actuator. The built-in power source can be consisted of a battery, and the actuator can be consisted of an electromagnetic clutch. Here, the vehicle drive device further comprises a boost means, such as a DC-DC converter, for boosting voltage of the built-in power source such as the battery. The output voltage of the boost means is supplied electric power to the actuator such as the electromagnetic clutch. The output voltage of the boost means can be also supplied the electric power to the field coil of the electric motor.

Claims (41)

1. A vehicle drive device comprising

an electromagnetic clutch used for driving the vehicle,

a built-in power source for supplying electric power to said actuator, and

a control means for controlling the drive of said actuator,

said vehicle drive device further comprising

a boost means for boosting the output voltage of said built-in power source, wherein

the electric power boosted by said boost means is supplied to said actuator, and

a high-output driving generator driven by an internal combustion engine and

an electric motor driven by the output voltage supplied by said high-output driving generator, wherein

said electromagnetic clutch is located between said electric motor and axles, and the electric power boosted by said boost means is supplied to a field coil of said high-output driving generator and a field coil of said electric motor.

2. A vehicle drive device comprising

an actuator used for driving the vehicle,

a built-in power source for supplying electric power to said actuator, and

a control means for controlling the drive of said actuator,

said vehicle drive device further comprising

a boost means for boosting output voltage of said built-in power source,

a high-output driving generator driven by an internal combustion engine, and

an electric alternating current motor driven by the output voltage supplied by said high-output driving generator, wherein

the electric power boosted by said boost means is supplied to a field coil of said high-output driving generator and a field coil of said electric alternating current motor.

3. A vehicle drive device comprising

an actuator used for driving the vehicle,

a built-in power source for supplying electric power to said actuator, and

a control means for controlling the drive of said actuator,

said vehicle drive device further comprising

a boost means for boosting output voltage of said built-in power source,

a high-output driving generator driven by an internal combustion engine, and

an electric motor driven by the output voltage supplied by said high-output driving generator, wherein,

the electric power boosted by said boost means is supplied to a field coil of said high-output driving generator and a field coil of said electric motor.

4. A vehicle drive device comprising:

a high-output driving generator driven by an internal combustion engine which drives either one wheel of a front-wheel axle or rear-wheel axle;

an electric alternating current motor driven by output power from the high-output driving generator, and drives another one wheel axle of the front-wheel axle or rear-wheel axle, and

a boost means for boosting the voltage of a auxiliary battery which is a power source for an actuator used to drive the vehicle; wherein

an electric power boosted by said boost means is supplied to a field coil of said high-output driving generator and a field coil of said electric alternating current motor.

5. A vehicle drive device comprising:

a high-output driving generator driven by an internal combustion engine which drives either one wheel of a front-wheel axle or rear-wheel axle;

an electric motor driven by output power from the high-output driving generator, and drives another one wheel axle of the front-wheel axle or rear-wheel axle, and

a boost means for boosting the voltage of a auxiliary battery which is a power source of an actuator used to drive the vehicle; wherein

an electric power boosted by said boost means is supplied to a field coil of said high-output driving generator and a field coil of said electric motor.

6. The vehicle drive device according to claim 5 , wherein said actuator is an electromagnetic clutch.

7. The vehicle drive device according to claim 5 , wherein said actuator is an electromagnetic brake.

8. The vehicle drive device according to claim 5 , wherein said actuator is an electromagnetic limited-slip differential gear.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2005
From: YAMAMOTO, DAISUKE; TAHARA, KAZUO
To: HITACHI, LTD.; HITACHI CAR ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016336/0107 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-052687 · Feb 27, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050190524A1 · Sep 1, 2005