Development of Toyota's Transaxle for Mini-Van Hybrid Vehicles Toyota Motor Corporation

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Ozeki, Tatsuya, author.

Conference Name:

SAE 2002 World Congress & Exhibition (2002-03-04 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2002

Summary:

Toyota introduced the world's first mass-produced hybrid passenger car, the Prius, in December 1997. In June 2001, Toyota developed the Toyota Hybrid System-CVT (THS-C). This new hybrid system for mini-vans was mounted on the Estima Hybrid.A new transaxle was developed for the front drive unit of the THS-C system that is compact, lightweight, and highly efficient. The unit achieves excellent driving comfort with smooth speed change by CVT control. High-level driving power control is provided via a wet multiple disc clutch.This paper introduces and explains the following aspects of the THS-C system:

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Publisher Number:

2002-01-0931

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