HYBRID CAR TRAVEL MODE SETTING DEVICE

• Main Authors: YAMAMOTO, KEIJI, SHIONOYA, JUN, YURIMOTO, MASAYUKI, ARAKI, MIKIHISA, TANAKA, KENJI, MIZUNO, YOSHIYUKI, SHIMIZU, TOMOMI, IWASHITA, HIROAKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 13.05.2009
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; HANDCUFFS; KEYS; LOCKS; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT; SAFES; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS

A travel mode setting device for a hybrid vehicle (1) ensuring security against vehicle theft while ensuring convenience when the vehicle is lent to a third person. The hybrid vehicle (1) includes a plurality of travel drive sources (2, 3) and is allowed to travel in one of a plurality of travel modes by selectively using the plurality of travel drive sources (2, 3). In the travel mode setting device of the hybrid vehicle (1) according to the present invention, a plurality of authentication means (15, 40, 46, 47) each authenticate a vehicle user and generates an authentication result. A specification means specifies travel modes that are usable from the plurality of travel modes in accordance with the authentication results of the plurality of authentication means (15, 40, 46, 47).