Engine apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11459993-B2
Application number	US-202117462417-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2021
Priority date	Sep 3, 2020
Publication date	Oct 4, 2022
Grant date	Oct 4, 2022

Abstract

In performing double drive startup for starting up an engine while cranking the engine by both a first motor and a second motor, the cranking of the engine by one of the first motor and the second motor is finished earlier than the cranking of the engine by the other of the first motor and the second motor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An engine apparatus comprising:
an engine;
a first motor capable of cranking the engine;
a first electrical storage device capable of supplying electric power to the first motor;
a second motor capable of cranking the engine;
a second electrical storage device capable of supplying electric power to the second motor; and
an electronic control unit that controls the engine, the first motor, and the second motor, wherein:
the electronic control unit finishes cranking the engine by one of the first motor and the second motor earlier than cranking the engine by the other of the first motor and the second motor, in performing double drive startup for starting up the engine while cranking the engine by initially starting both the first motor and the second motor,
the first motor is a starter,
the second motor is a motor-generator capable of cranking the engine and generating electric power through use of motive power from the engine,
the second electrical storage device is capable of exchanging electric power with the motor-generator, and
the electronic control unit finishes cranking the engine by the motor-generator earlier than cranking the engine by the starter, in performing the double drive startup.

2. The engine apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic control unit finishes cranking the engine by the second motor earlier than cranking the engine by the first motor when a degree of deterioration in the second electrical storage device is equal to or higher than a predetermined degree in performing the double drive startup.

3. The engine apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the electronic control unit finishes cranking the engine by the second motor before a rotational speed of the engine becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined rotational speed and the engine undergoes complete explosion, and then finishes cranking the engine by the first motor after the engine undergoes complete explosion, when the degree of deterioration in the second electrical storage device is equal to or higher than the predetermined degree in performing the double drive startup.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Asano Yuko
• Sakakibara Kazuhiko
• Suzuki Takeaki
• Shinohara Masanori

Classifications

• F02N11/0866

  comprising several power sources, e.g. battery and capacitor or two batteries · CPC title

• F02N11/04

  the motors being associated with current generators · CPC title

• F02N2200/062

  Battery current · CPC title

• F02N11/0848

  with means for detecting successful engine start, e.g. to stop starter actuation · CPC title

• F02N15/06

  the toothed gears being moved by axial displacement · CPC title