| US 7,467,678 B2 | ||
| Hybrid four-wheel-drive | ||
| Daiki Tanaka, Yokosuka (Japan); and Jun Sugihara, Yokosuka (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 07, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/268,769. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-323400 (JP), filed on Nov. 08, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0108166 A1, May 25, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60K 6/00 (2007.10); B60K 17/344 (2006.01); B60W 10/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 180—65.2 [180/248; 477/35] | 23 Claims |
| 1. A drivetrain for a vehicle comprising:
a first driveline system including one of front wheels or rear wheels;
a second driveline system including the other of the front wheels and the rear wheels;
a differential gear mechanism including rotational elements having
a first rotational element configured to receive power from an engine and directly output the power from the engine to the
first driveline system,
a second rotational element configured to input power from a first motor-generator, and
a third rotational element configured to input power from a second motor-generator, one of the rotational elements of the
differential gear mechanism other than the first rotational element being configured to output power to the second driveline
system; and
a controller configured to adjust power outputs to the first driveline system and the second driveline system.
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