DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE

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EP 2 832 612 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:
	25.03.2015 Bulletin 2015/13

(43)	Date of publication:
	04.02.2015 Bulletin 2015/06

(21)	Application number: 12872650.2

(22)	Date of filing: 26.03.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B60W 10/10^(2012.01)
B60K 6/445^(2007.10)
B60W 20/00^(2006.01)

B60K 6/365^(2007.10)
B60W 10/08^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/JP2012/057820

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2013/145101 (03.10.2013 Gazette 2013/40)

(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
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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

(72)	Inventors:
	MATSUBARA Tomoya Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP) SHIIBA Kazuyuki Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, 471-8571 (JP)

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

(54)	DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLE

(57) Provided is a drive control device for a hybrid vehicle, the drive control device being configured so that the reverse rotation of the engine is prevented when stopping the rotational speed of the engine in order to switch from an engine travel mode to an electric motor travel mode. When stopping the rotational speed (NE) of an engine (12) in order to switch from an engine travel mode, in which the vehicle travels by being driven by the engine (12), to an electric motor travel mode, an engine rotation reduction control unit (80) employing an engagement element uses a clutch (CL) or a brake (BK) to stop the rotational speed (NE) of the engine (12). When the rotational speed (NE) of the engine reaches a target engine rotational speed (NE1) by the feedback control of an engine rotation reduction control unit (78) employing an electric motor, the engine rotation reduction control unit (80) employing the engagement element engages the brake (BK) or the clutch (CL) to stop the rotational speed (NE) of the engine. As a result, the rotational speed (NE) of the engine can be reduced without causing the reverse rotation of the engine (12).