Title:
Vehicles
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5928497
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A vehicle has an engine (26), a power storage device (10), two motor/generators (M/G1, M/G2), a front grille with a shutter, an engine room, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a controller. The shutter changes the amount of air introduced from the front grille into the engine room. The first temperature sensor detects a temperature (Tw) of a coolant of the engine, and outputs the detected coolant temperature to the controller. The second temperature sensor detects an outside air temperature (Te), and outpots the detected outside air temperature to the controller. The controller starts the engine (26) when the coolant temperature is equal to or lower than a threshold value. When the coolant temperature is higher than the threshold value, and the vehicle starts traveling in a first mode with power from the power storage device (10), the controller drives the shutter such that the amount of the air is reduced when the coolant temperature (Tw) is higher than the outside air temperature (Te).
Inventors:
Takashi Murata
Shingo Kato
Shingo Kato
Application Number:
JP2014018068A
Publication Date:
June 01, 2016
Filing Date:
January 31, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
International Classes:
B60K11/08; B60K6/445; B60K11/04; B60L50/16; B60W10/00; B60W20/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2010089718A | ||||
| JP2007022297A | ||||
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Foreign References:
| WO2012131941A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Mizuno Katsufumi
Makoto Ide
Hiroshi Suzawa
Makoto Ide
Hiroshi Suzawa
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