| United States Patent | 7,231,994 |
| Buglione , et al. | June 19, 2007 |
Abstract A hybrid vehicle includes an internal combustion engine coupled to a combined starter/motor/generator which is, in turn, coupled to a transmission of the vehicle. The starter/motor/generator is coupled to a high voltage battery pack via an inverter and to a deployable power output panel for serving loads external to the vehicle. Whenever external loads are to be powered, a control unit automatically places the vehicle in PARK, or alternatively activates an electrical parking brake system to hold the vehicle stationary.
| Inventors: | Buglione; Arthur J (Troy, MI), Moore; Thomas S (Oxford, MI), Cilibraise; Gerald (Livonia, MI), Lee; Kathi S (White Lake, MI), Reed, Jr.; Richard G (Royal Oak, MI), Schroeder; Del C (Bloomfield Hills, MI), Malcolm; Robert G (Waterford, MI), Tworkowski; Edmund (Rochester Hills, MI), Hartwig; Kenneth (Ortonville, MI), Eanes, Sr.; Lewis Charles (Waterford, MI), Lucas; Glenn E (Macomb, MI), Davis; Robert L (Rochester Hills, MI), Doolittle, III; William W (Ann Arbor, MI) |
| Assignee: | DaimlerChrysler Corporation (Auburn Hills, MI)
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| Appl. No.: | 10/839,468 |
| Filed: | May 5, 2004 |
| Current U.S. Class: | 180/65.3 ; 180/65.8 |
| Current International Class: | B60K 1/00 (20060101) |
| Field of Search: | 180/65.3,65.8,65.2,65.1,65.6 322/10,1 165/42,48.1 361/836,623 307/10.7 |
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