Battery electric vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12409739-B2
Application number	US-202418930392-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2024
Priority date	Nov 8, 2023
Publication date	Sep 9, 2025
Grant date	Sep 9, 2025

Abstract

A battery electric vehicle includes: a driving operation member configured to be used to drive the battery electric vehicle; and a pseudo shifting operation member that imitates an operation member configured to be used to perform a shifting operation of a manual transmission internal combustion engine vehicle. A controller that controls the battery electric vehicle is configured to execute, according to selection by a driver, a control mode in which an operation of the pseudo shifting operation member is associated with torque of the electric motor. The controller is further configured to impose, when in the control mode, a restriction on an operation the battery electric vehicle performs in response to the operation of the pseudo shifting operation member, the restriction being able to be removed or eased.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A battery electric vehicle, comprising:
an electric motor configured to serve as a driving source for the battery electric vehicle;
a driving operation member configured to be used to drive the battery electric vehicle;
a pseudo shifting operation member that imitates an operation member configured to be used to perform a shifting operation of a manual transmission internal combustion engine vehicle; and
a controller configured to control the battery electric vehicle according to an operation of the driving operation member, wherein the controller is configured to
execute, according to selection by a driver, a control mode in which an operation of the pseudo shifting operation member is associated with torque of the electric motor, and
impose, when in the control mode, a restriction on an operation the battery electric vehicle performs in response to the operation of the pseudo shifting operation member, the restriction being able to be removed or eased, wherein the controller is further configured to set the restriction when the battery electric vehicle is located within a predetermined area.

2. The battery electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to remove or ease the restriction when the driver meets a predetermined condition regarding the operation of the pseudo shifting operation member in the control mode.

3. The battery electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to set the restriction in response to an instruction received from the driver.

4. The battery electric vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising an interface configured to provide information to the driver, wherein the controller is further configured to provide information about the operation of the pseudo shifting operation member for the driver to meet the condition to the driver via the interface during driving in the control mode.

5. The battery electric vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising an interface configured to provide information to the driver, wherein the controller is further configured to provide advice or feedback regarding the operation of the pseudo shifting operation member by the driver to the driver via the interface during driving in the control mode.

6. The battery electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the driving operation member includes an accelerator pedal; and
the pseudo shifting operation member includes
a pseudo H-shifter imitating an H-shifter of a manual transmission, and
a pseudo clutch operation device imitating a clutch operation device.

7. The battery electric vehicle according to claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to, when in the control mode, change the torque of the electric motor according to a shift position selected with the pseudo H-shifter, an amount of operation of the pseudo clutch operation device, and an amount of operation of the accelerator pedal.

8. The battery electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the driving operation member includes an accelerator pedal; and
the pseudo shifting operation member includes a pseudo sequential shifter imitating a sequential shifter of a manual transmission.

9. The battery electric vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to, when in the control mode, change the torque of the electric motor according to a shift position selected with the pseudo sequential shifter and an amount of operation of the accelerator pedal.

10. The battery electric vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:
the driving operation member includes an accelerator pedal; and
the pseudo shifting operation member includes a pseudo H-shifter imitating an H-shifter of a manual transmission.

11. The battery electric vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to, when in the control mode, change the torque of the electric motor according to a shift position selected with the pseudo H-shifter and an amount of operation of the accelerator pedal.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Isami Yoichiro
• Imamura Tatsuya
• Mizutani Kenji
• Okada Tsuyoshi
• Yamamuro Naoki

Classifications

• Y02T10/72

  Electric energy management in electromobility · CPC title

• B60W2540/14

  Clutch pedal position · CPC title

• B60W2540/12

  Brake pedal position · CPC title

• B60W2540/10

  Accelerator pedal position · CPC title

• B60L2250/26

  by pedal actuation · CPC title