IP Library Granted Patent US 12,533,964
Granted Patent B2
US 12,533,964 · App. 18/970,078 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Electric vehicle

Inventors: Yoichiro Isami (Mishima, JP); Yoshio Itou (Susono, JP); Hiroyuki Amano (Susono, JP); Tatsuya Imamura (Okazaki, JP); Akiko Nishimine (Susono, JP); Hiroaki Ebuchi (Hadano, JP); Hiroaki Kodera (Susono, JP)
Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
B60L15/20B60K1/00B60K20/02B60K23/02B60K26/021G05B17/02B60K2026/023B60L2240/423B60L2240/463B60L2240/48B60L2240/80B60L2250/26
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Patent No.
US 12,533,964
App. No.
18/970,078
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The controller of the electric vehicle is configured to control the torque of the electric motor using the MT vehicle model based on the operation amount of the accelerator pedal, the operation amount of the pseudo-clutch pedal, and the shift position of the pseudo-shifter. The electric vehicle also includes a pedal reaction force generator that generates a pedal reaction force in response to the operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal using by the operating of the reaction force actuator. The controller is configured to store the pedal reaction force characteristic simulating the characteristic of the pedal reaction force according to the operation of the clutch pedal. Then, the controller is configured to control the pedal reaction force output by the pedal reaction force generator in response to the operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal using the stored pedal reaction force characteristic.

Claims (11)

1 . An electric vehicle using a driving force of an electric motor as a power source for traveling, the electric vehicle comprising:

a pseudo-clutch pedal;

a pedal reaction force generator that generates a pedal reaction force against operation of the pseudo-clutch pedal, by operation of a reaction force actuator; and

a controller configured to decrease the driving force of the electric motor toward zero the greater a pedal operation amount of the pseudo-clutch pedal,

wherein the controller is configured to arbitrarily set a pedal reaction force characteristic of the pedal reaction force generator by a driver.

2 . The electric vehicle according to claim 1 ,

wherein the controller comprises:

a memory configured to store a plurality of pedal reaction force characteristics; and

a processor,

wherein, the electric vehicle includes a pattern selection switch for the user to select one pedal reaction characteristic from among the plurality of pedal reaction force characteristics, and

wherein, the processor is configured to execute a process of controlling the pedal reaction force output by the pedal reaction force generator using the pedal reaction force characteristic selected by the pattern selection switch.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-135075 · Aug 7, 2020 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18626842 · Apr 4, 2024
Continuation 17350786 · Jun 17, 2021
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