Hybrid vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10465574-B2
Application number	US-201715672451-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2017
Priority date	Aug 12, 2016
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

A hybrid vehicle comprises an engine; a first rotary machine configured to drive the hybrid vehicle; a power transmission system configured to transmit drive force from the engine and the first rotary machine via an output unit to driven wheels; a first oil pump configured to be mechanically rotary-driven along with rotation of the output unit; a second oil pump configured to be rotary-driven by a rotary drive source that is different from the output unit; a first supply passage connected to a discharge side of the first oil pump, and the first supply passage configured to supply lubricating oil at least to the first rotary machine; a second supply passage connected to a discharge side of the second oil pump, and the second supply passage configured to supply lubricating oil at least to the first rotary machine; and an oil cooler provided to the second supply passage.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hybrid vehicle comprising:
an engine;
a first rotary machine configured to drive the hybrid vehicle;
a power transmission system configured to transmit drive force from the engine and the first rotary machine via an output unit to driven wheels;
a first oil pump configured to be mechanically rotary-driven along with rotation of the output unit;
a second oil pump configured to be rotary-driven by a rotary drive source that is different from the output unit;
a first supply passage connected to a discharge side of the first oil pump, and the first supply passage configured to supply lubricating oil at least to the first rotary machine;
a second supply passage connected to a discharge side of the second oil pump, and the second supply passage configured to supply lubricating oil at least to the first rotary machine; and
an oil cooler provided to only the second supply passage of the first supply passage and the second supply passage.

2. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the lubricating oil discharged from the second oil pump is supplied via the oil cooler to the first rotary machine.

3. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the hybrid vehicle travels in an EV travel mode for the hybrid vehicle to travel by the first rotary machine in a state in which the engine is stopped, and in an HV travel mode for the engine to operate on a higher load side than a load in the EV travel mode, and
the second oil pump is an oil pump mechanically rotary-driven along with rotation of the engine.

4. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the second oil pump is an oil pump rotary-driven by an electric motor.

5. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the first supply passage and the second supply passage are configured independently of each other.

6. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising
a common passage having one end connected to the first supply passage and to the second supply passage, and the other end connected to the first rotary machine.

7. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 6 , further comprising
a switching mechanism provided at the end of the common passage connected to the first supply passage and to the second supply passage.

8. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 6 , further comprising
a switching mechanism provided at the end of the common passage connected to the first supply passage and to the second supply passage.

9. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein
a discharge amount of the first oil pump and the second oil pump is defined such that when the hybrid vehicle travels in an HV travel mode and the first oil pump and the second oil pump are both rotary-driven, an oil pressure of the second supply passage connected to the discharge side of the second oil pump is higher than an oil pressure of the first supply passage, the HV travel mode being a mode in which the engine operates on a higher load side than a load in an EV travel mode.

10. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein
the power transmission system includes:
a second rotary machine for differential control; and
a differential mechanism that includes a first rotary element connected to the engine, a second rotary element connected to the second rotary machine for differential control, and a third rotary element connected to the output unit, and
the second supply passage is configured to supply the lubricating oil having passed through the oil cooler to also the second rotary machine for differential control.

11. The hybrid vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein
the first supply passage is configured to supply lubricating oil to also the differential mechanism.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• KIYOKAMI Hiroaki
• Nishikawa Yukinobu
• Hori Tetsuo
• Okuno Hakuba

Classifications

• B60K6/445

  Differential gearing distribution type · CPC title

• F16H57/0476

  Electric machines and gearing, i.e. joint lubrication or cooling or heating thereof · CPC title

• F16H57/0441

  Arrangements of pumps · CPC title

• B60W30/1843 Primary

  Overheating of driveline components (B60W30/186 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F16H57/0415

  Air cooling or ventilation; Heat exchangers; Thermal insulations · CPC title