Owner Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Inventors Miyamoto , Naoya; Kitajima, Shinichi; Matsubara , Atsushi; Shinohara, Toshinari; Takahashi, Hideyuki; Nakaune, Kan

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2002335380

PCT Number PCT/JP02/09198

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/025372

Priority 2001-280588 14.09.01 JP

Filing date 10 September 2002

Wipo publication date 1 April 2003

Acceptance publication date 30 August 2007

F02D 17/02 (2006.01) Controlling engines by cutting-out individual cylinders

B60K 6/04 (2006.01) Arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion, e.g. hybrid propulsion systems comprising electric motors and internal combustion engines

B60L 11/14 (2006.01) Electric propulsion with power supplied within the vehicle - with provision for direct mechanical propulsion

B60W 10/06 (2006.01) Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function - including control of combustion engines

B60W 10/08 (2006.01) Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function - including control of electric propulsion units, e.g. motors or generators

B60W 20/00 (2006.01) Control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles, i.e. vehicles having two or more prime movers of more than one type, e.g. electrical and internal combustion motors, all used for propulsion of the vehicle

F01L 1/18 (2006.01) Valve-gear or valve arrangements for positive-displacement machines or engines other than steam engines, e.g. for internal-combustion piston engines, without provision for variable fluid distribution - Rocking arms or levers

F01L 1/26 (2006.01) Valve-gear or valve arrangements for positive-displacement machines or engines other than steam engines, e.g. for internal-combustion piston engines, without provision for variable fluid distribution - characterised by the provision of two or more valves operated simultaneously by same transmitting-gear

F01L 13/00 (2006.01) Modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations

F02D 13/06 (2006.01) Controlling the engine output power by varying inlet or exhaust valve operating characteristics, e.g. timing - Cutting-out cylinders

F02D 13/08 (2006.01) Controlling the engine output power by varying inlet or exhaust valve operating characteristics, e.g. timing

F02D 29/02 (2006.01) Controlling engines, such controlling being peculiar to the devices driven thereby, the devices being other than parts or accessories essential to engine operation, e.g. controlling of engines by signals external thereto - peculiar to engines driving vehicles

F02D 37/02 (2006.01) Non-electrical conjoint control of two or more functions of engines, not otherwise provided for

F02D 41/02 (2006.01) Electrical control of combustion engines - Circuit arrangements for generating control signals

F02D 41/06 (2006.01) Electrical control of combustion engines - for engine starting or warming up

F02D 41/08 (2006.01) Electrical control of combustion engines - for idling

F02D 41/10 (2006.01) Electrical control of combustion engines - for acceleration

F02D 41/12 (2006.01) Electrical control of combustion engines - for deceleration

F02D 41/36 (2006.01) Electrical control of combustion engines

F02N 11/04 (2006.01) Starting of engines by means of electric motors - the motors being associated with current generators

F02N 17/00 (2006.01)