Global Patent Index - EP 1294588 A1

EP 1294588 A1 20030326 - HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM

Title (en)

HYBRID VEHICLE DRIVE SYSTEM

Title (de)

HYBRID-FAHRZEUGANTRIEB

Title (fr)

SYSTEME D'ENTRAINEMENT HYBRIDE POUR VEHICULE

Publication

EP 1294588 A1 20030326 (EN)

Application

EP 01943627 A 20010626

Priority

  • GB 0102821 W 20010626
  • GB 0015658 A 20000628

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0200462A1] In order to better control a four wheel vehicle which is normally driven only by the front wheels (10), there is provided an electric motor (16) associated with each of the rear wheels (15). The operative state of the vehicle is sensed and signals are passed to a control arrangement by which the electric motors independently driveable to bring about improved driving characteristics of the vehicle.

IPC 1-7

B60K 41/00; B60K 6/04

IPC 8 full level

B60K 6/48 (2007.10); B60K 6/52 (2007.10); B60W 10/08 (2006.01); B60W 20/00 (2006.01); B60K 1/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B60K 6/48 (2013.01); B60K 6/52 (2013.01); B60W 10/08 (2013.01); B60K 1/02 (2013.01); B60W 20/00 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/105 (2013.01); B60W 2520/125 (2013.01); B60W 2520/14 (2013.01); B60W 2540/18 (2013.01); Y02T 10/62 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0200462A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0200462 A1 20020103; AU 6616501 A 20020108; EP 1294588 A1 20030326; GB 0015658 D0 20000816

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 0102821 W 20010626; AU 6616501 A 20010626; EP 01943627 A 20010626; GB 0015658 A 20000628