When the amount of heat stored in a heat storage container 16 is greater than or equal to a determination value MJ at the time of initiation of system start-up in a hybrid vehicle, heating by thermal energy stored in the heat storage container 16 is carrie...

The unit (10) has an internal combustion engine (12) comprising an output shaft (14). A gear (26) has an input shaft (24), and an electric machine (28) is arranged between the engine and the gear. The machine has a stator (30) and a rotor (32), which is in...

A hybrid vehicle is provided in which, since the driving force of a generator/motor (M1) is transmitted to the downstream side of an output shaft (17) of a transmission (T) without going through an input shaft (16) thereof and the output shaft (17), it is ...

The invention relates to a straddle-type vehicle. The invention aims to provide a straddle-type vehicle, in particular a motorcycle, with a parallel hybrid type drive unit mounted thereon without significantly protruding in the lateral direction of the veh...

To provide desired shaft torque to a drive wheel without increasing the number of parts or increasing the size of a motor, to improve cooling capability of a generator housed inside a transmission case, and to improve energy transmission efficiency and ele...

An internal combustion engine (ICE) (1) is combined in a simple, axially compact manner with a fluid drive (FD) (3) by means of a starter generator (2) lying on-axis in between with the ICE's rotor shaft/crankshaft coupled to the FD's cover (3.2) by means ...

It involves the simplified electric motorization for the advance of operating machines powered by endothermic motor (3) characterized by the fact that the electric energy is made available for the motorization of the drive wheel axles only when the endothe...