(19)
(11) EP 2 636 554 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
13.11.2013 Bulletin 2013/46

(43) Date of publication:
11.09.2013 Bulletin 2013/37

(21) Application number: 10859254.4

(22) Date of filing: 04.11.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B60K 6/442(2007.10)
B60W 10/06(2006.01)
B60W 20/00(2006.01)
 B60W 10/02(2006.01)
B60W 10/08(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2010/069584
(87) International publication number:
WO 2012/059997 (10.05.2012 Gazette 2012/19)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(71) Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • HAYASHI, Koji
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • KANAYAMA, Takeshi
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • HORI, Tetsuo
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • IL, Ryoki
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • FURUKAWA, Tomoaki
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • NISHIMINE, Akiko
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • MIYAGAWA, Takeshi
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • MARUYAMA, Tomoyuki
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • YAMAMURA, Norihiro
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)
  • SATO, Akihiro
    Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

(74) Representative: Kuhnen & Wacker 
Patent- und Rechtsanwaltsbüro Prinz-Ludwig-Straße 40A
85354 Freising
85354 Freising (DE)

   


(54) HYBRID DRIVE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE


(57) If a driver desires the power-performance-oriented running, since the range for selecting the series HEV running mode is narrowed as compared to the normal time by changing the SP1 switching line of the normal time to the SP2 switching line, the EV running mode is promptly shifted to the parallel HEV running mode, which improves the drivability performance. If a driver desires the fuel-efficiency-oriented running, since the range for selecting the series HEV running mode is expanded as compared to the normal time by changing the SP1 switching line of the normal time to the SP3 switching line, the time and occasion of running in the series HEV running mode increase and the engine 12 can be operated at the optimum operational point without being affected by the vehicle speed V, which improves fuel efficiency.